Filly brought this story to my attention and I thought it would make an interesting open.
From historicmsyteries.com:
A star, decorated with flawless Brazilian diamonds, and with an emerald trefoil and ruby cross set against blue enamel. A diamond badge, and five gold jewel-encrusted collars. These were the stunning pieces that made up the Irish Crown Jewels, and on July 6, 1907, the gems were discovered to be missing.
Most of the 394 jewels came from Queen Charlotte, wife of George III and Queen of Great Britain (and later the United Kingdom) from 1761 until 1818. Their value, for the stones alone, has been estimated at many millions of dollars, but for the history they encompass they are priceless.
And nobody knows where they are.
The Heist
The timing of the theft was particularly significant: the jewels were taken just before the visit of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in the summer of 1907. As part of this occasion, the jewels were supposed to be used to swear in Lord Castletown as a new knight of the Order of St Patrick.
Just four years earlier, in 1903, security around the jewels had been beefed up. The Ulster King of Arms office in Dublin Castle, who had responsibility for the jewels, had moved from the Bermingham Tower to the Bedford or Clock Tower.
The jewels were moved to a new safe, which would be kept in the newly built strongroom set up specifically for that purpose. But the new safe was too enormous to fit through the entryway to the strongroom, so the Ulster King of Arms, Sir Arthur Vicars, had it housed in his library instead.
Vicars and his employees owned seven latch keys to the Office of Arms’s entrance, as well as two keys to the safe containing the jewels. With so many locks protecting the safe and the priceless artifacts within, they were considered completely safe from theft.
However, one should never discount the human element in such security measures, and here we have our first suspect: Vicars himself. Somehow, he had access to the jewels and could retrieve them on his own, a clear vulnerability in the system.
Furthermore, during the long night hours spent on duty guarding the jewels, Vicars was known to drink. On one occasion, he awoke from a drunken stupor to discover he was wearing the jewels around his neck.
Was this the actions of a drunkard who didn’t take his job seriously? Had someone placed the jewels around his neck while he was passed out to mock him, as a cruel joke at his expense exposing his incompetence?
Or could this be a trial run for the theft itself?
Who Stole the Irish Crown Jewels?
One of the key problems with solving this almost inconceivable crime is that it is not known when exactly the jewels were taken. There was no system in place to regularly inspect the jewels, and they were kept locked in the safe out of sight. It was only with the imminent arrival of Edward VII that the jewels, somewhat embarrassingly, were found to be missing.
The jewels had last been seen in the safe on 11 June 1907, and so were stolen at some point between then and 6 July when, four days before the King’s arrival, their theft was noticed. The King still came to Ireland, but Lord Castleton, without the jewels, was not invested as a knight.
Francis Shackleton, the brother of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and Vicars’s second-in-command, was the leading suspect. Shackleton, despite his renown, was in financial trouble, and furthermore had the opportunity to obtain the key and duplicate it.
At the time of the theft, Shackleton was found to be out of the country. But this did not completely exonerate him, as the lack of forcible entry has led to speculation that it must have been an inside job.
Another hypothesis holds that Shackleton planned the heist and had his associate Captain Richard Howard Gorges carry it out. Both men were homosexual at a time when this was illegal, and the theory was that Gorges had given Vicars whiskey until he had fallen asleep.
The King and Viceroy of Ireland would have been keen to avoid a scandal, given that following this line of inquiry would have exposed the pair as homosexual. Given the friends and associations of Shackleton at the highest levels of society. Shackleton was exonerated, possibly to suppress this information.
If Not Shackleton, Who?
The Dublin Metropolitan Police conducted a police inquiry, distributing posters depicting and describing the lost diamonds. On the 12th of July, Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector John Kane arrived from the United Kingdom to assist.
His report, which was never made public, is alleged to have identified the perpetrator but was suppressed by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). Vicars declined to resign from his job, and also refused to appear before the commission investigating the theft.
Instead, Vicars called for a public Royal Commission with the power to summon witnesses and publicly accused Shackleton of the theft. Shackleton refused to participate.
As mentioned above, the commission found Shackleton not guilty, and also concluded that Vicars had not exercised adequate vigilance or proper care as the custodian of the regalia. Vicars was then forced to resign, as were all of the others who worked under him.
Other suspects were suggested. One immediate rumor was that the gems had been taken by political activists affiliated with the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Pat O’Brien, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom accused “loyal and patriotic Unionist criminals” of having committed the crime.
Some tabloids claimed that Lord Haddo, son of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was involved in the robbery. Augustine Birrell, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, declared in the Commons that Haddo had been in Great Britain when the crime occurred and that the speculation was baseless.
Laurence Ginnell claimed in 1912 and 1913 that the police investigation had established the identity of the thief, that his report had been suppressed to avoid scandal. He also claimed that the jewels could be easily retrieved, however in fact they never were.
The Mystery Still Unsolved
The lack of a clear solution to the mystery has invited much speculation down the years. According to a 2002 book, the jewels were stolen as part of a Unionist scheme to disgrace the Liberal government and then restored to the Royal Family in secret.
Another theory put forward by the Genealogical Office of the Republic of Ireland was that the jewels were never removed from the Clock Tower, but merely hidden. Donal Begley, the Chief Herald of Ireland, supervised the dismantling of walls and floorboards during repair work to the Clock Tower in 1983, in case the jewels would be discovered, but they were not.
There have also been a lot of false alarms over the years. James Weldon, a jeweler, received a letter containing unusually detailed information on their movements, recognized the person who delivered it as Shackleton.
He received another letter twenty years later, which he brought to the attention of W T Cosgrave, first President of the executive of the Irish Free State. However, the diamonds were never found,
And to this day, their location is unknown. What happened to them, and where they are now, remain a mystery. However, there is still hope that one day, the diamonds will be recovered for Ireland.
SOURCE: HISTORICMYSTERIES.COM: BIPIN DIMRI
Sew Colorful 
Morning All
pretty dark here yet…not even the butt crack of dawn here.
beautiful moon last night. not full but soooo bright!
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Morning, Pat! Really nipply here this morning – only 55! Brrrrr!!! IDK why but I tossed & turned all night, never really did sleep soundly. The usual with Wheezer purring, rubbing but still trying to grab my hands. Yep, the moon was very bright here, too! Almost looked full! It was so bright I had to get up and close my interior front door.
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TheseTruths(@thesetruths)
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September 20, 2024 01:04
George:
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OK, that one got a spit from me (I think you know which one)!!! ROFLMAO
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nwtex
September 20, 2024 12:34 am
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Martin
September 20, 2024 12:39 am
The Coincidences Continue: New Details About Would-be Assassin Ryan Routh’s Wife
[…]more curious developments involves Ryan Routh’s wife Kathleen Shaffer and her work.
[…] the information about Routh getting his funding from his wife Kathleen Shaffer has raised a whole new line of questions.
[…]Shaffer edited Routh’s book and ran a GoFundMe for his Ukrainian recruitment crusade.
[…]she is employed by a huge, international, publicly traded company called Maximus Corporation which claims to have trained CDC workers in administering covid shots and also brags about helping the Dept. of Defense modernize its technology systems.
According to ChatGPT, “Maximus Corporation has significant connections to the U.S. security state.”
[…]From here, the coincidences continue with Maximus Corporation being headquartered just a few miles away from the CIA’s Langley, Virginia headquarters.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/19/the-coincidences-continue-new-details-about-would-be-assassin-ryan-rouths-wife/
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Martin
September 20, 2024 12:40 am
People
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Placed on Suicide Watch While Awaiting Trial
But Mental State Unclear, Sources Say (Exclusive)
[…]According to the U.S Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections,
suicide watch is “supervisory precautions taken for suicidal inmates that require frequent observation.”
[…]MDC, which houses 1,600 inmates — many of whom are awaiting trial — is known for being dangerous and understaffed, with a high number of deaths and suicides.
[…]
https://people.com/sean-diddy-combs-placed-on-suicide-watch-while-awaiting-trial-mental-state-unclear-source-8715686
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PAVACA’s post @QTH today is a must read! *https://www.theqtree.com/2024/09/20/health-friday-open-thread-9-20-2024-double-expose-edition/
My take – the gain of function on the Covid virus grafted features of both HIV and Monkeypox into the SARSII Coronavirus.
These people – the Fauci crowd and the Pharmaceutical companies – particularly Pfizer are killers – as are the Hospital Corporations and Health ‘authorities’ and colleges and school systems that mandate these damned killer vaccines.
Hopefully, RFKJr and Trump can change all this.
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Morning GA!
did you ever watch Jurassic Park? ( a movie where scientists discover they can replicate dinosaurs–they all get slaughtered.) the point being–just because you CAN do something doesn’t mean you should. no one is telling these scientists NO. they are paying God. unfortunately so far we are paying the price and not those evil aholes
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No – I have not watched the Jurassic Park movie. I generally do not like sci-fi and horror movies. I made myself watch Star Wars I – but none of the sequels. I made myself watch Godfather I – but no more.
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we watched it cuz or kids at the time wanted to see it.
but that “just because you can, doesn’t mean you SHOULD” statement has remained in my memory ever since.
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That’s a good rule for scientists. For many scientists, GOD is not a consideration – is the furthest thing from their minds. Their ‘god’ is $$$ and fame.
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I do agree they are playing ‘god’ with science and with politics and medicine and mental health too – going against GOD with approval of the ell-gee-bee-tee garbage.
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AGREE!!!
creating Frankensteins who may attack those same docotrs when they realize what they are
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Also interesting that there are ‘gaze’ at the core of the Irish Crown Jewels Mystery.
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i don’t follow you…
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Gays – Shackleton and his friend….
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AH…too early for such cleverness. lol
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I’m still having my sufficient dose of coffee to wake up good. It’s going to be a long weekend.
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Morning, GA! First thing they need to do is take back control from HHS/CDC et al. Right now, THEY have the legal power during a National Health Emergency.
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zephyrbreeze
September 20, 2024 6:58 am
DEVELOPING: In 2018 a man named Jonathan Oddi who claimed he was Sean Diddy Combs ‘sex slave’ shot up the inside of Trump’s National Doral Golf Club and was taken into custody by the police after opening fire.
Johnathan also claimed that Rick Ross, Dj Khalid and Diddy were secretly gay. The indictment that was unsealed today claims Diddy would force women to have intercourse with his male ‘sex workers.’ I wasn’t joking when I said EVERYTHING is CONNECTED.
See the video clip:
https://x.com/dom_lucre/status/1836237953137246285
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This is really cool! What an artist!!!
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SMDH – it is thoroughly disgusting what CNN will do to try to take down a truly righteous man!!! I do not believe a word of this crap!
Just The News: “North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson allegedly made controversial remarks such as referring to himself as a “black Nazi” on a porn forum, according to a report from CNN.
The CNN report alleges that Robinson made these remarks over a decade ago. He also reportedly expressed support for bringing slavery back.
Robinson denied all of these allegations prior to the article dropping.
“Those are not the words of Mark Robinson,” he said in a video posted to the social media platform, X. “You know my words. You know my character and you know that I have been completely transparent in this race and before.”
CNN referred to some of the comments Robinson allegedly made as “sexual and lewd in nature.”
The Robinson allegedly made the comments between 2008 and 2012 on the website “Nude Africa.” The site is a porn forum that has a message board.”
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Oh, FFS! That X post opened @ M’s!!!
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More BS that should have ended years ago!!! Oh, no! Gotta hold onto that power!!! Maybe Trump 47 will have enough control to finally end it!
EXCERPT: “The U.S. has been in a perpetual national emergency over terrorism threats since Sept. 11, 2001, which was again extended for another year.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday extended an executive order that has been in place since it was first signed by former president George W. Bush on September 23, 2001.
The White House issued a notice, “Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Persons who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism,” stating Biden signed Executive Order 13224. The order declares a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
The law relates to “the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, in New York and Pennsylvania and against the Pentagon, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks against United States nationals or the United States.”
The order also continues an executive order first signed by former President Donald Trump on Sept. 9, 2019, the notice states. Executive order 13886 was signed “to strengthen and consolidate sanctions to combat the continuing threat posed by international terrorism and to take additional steps to deal with the national emergency.”
It states that those “who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.”
The White House says the national security threat is ongoing since the 2001 executive order was signed. Biden is adopting measures “to deal with that emergency.” He extended the national emergency and order “beyond September 23, 2024, … for 1 year.” The notice was published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
The extension was granted as the greatest number of illegal border crossers entering the U.S. have been identified on the terrorist watch list under the Biden-Harris administration….”
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/biden-extends-national-emergency-due-terror-threats-ongoing-911
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Waaay to close for comfort!!!
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“Friday Funnies: It’s not Over, Till It’s Over. Round 2: Deep State VS. MAGA.”
Robert W Malone MD, MS, Sep 20, 2024
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Not funny, and the ramifications of this are chilling…
Given that the decision to golf was not planned well in advance, how did the shooter know to set up at that spot?
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It’s just a 2020 re-match: The deep-state versus MAGA…It’s not over till it’s over…
Millenials be like: ‘The government isn’t giving me enough toys!”“It’s not fair.”
Rather than work hard to get ahead, the mantra of Millenials is – “it’s not fair.”
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Another True Story
The IG Nobel Prize is real.
It has no affiliation to the Nobel Prizes and the IG Nobel group “celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative – and spur people’s interest in science, medicine, and technology” by making “people laugh, then think.”
This year, a Japanese research team won for discovering that mammals can breathe through their anuses. The study authors believe this may offer an alternative way of getting oxygen into critically ill patients if ventilator and artificial lung supplies run low (they all seem a little far-fetched to me, but then what do I know?).
Here is an image of their peer-reviewed paper…
This is from the abstract page:
Because these scientists have a solution to the ventilation issue for those patients requiring respiratory support.
Basically, the “context and significance” section of this paper suggests that if ventilators happen to be in short supply again during a pandemic, then this technology will enable physicians to inject a liquid form of oxygen up people’s arseholes… in the middle of a pandemic.
hmmm… sounds reasonable <insert sarcasm>.
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