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Meghan’s Geneva speech used the same arguments published by medical expert Dr Dana Suskind

Meghan’s Geneva speech used the same arguments published by medical expert Dr Dana Suskind

Posting for KilnTime.

Controversial portions of Meghan Markle's speech in Switzerland for the Lost Screens memorial were plagarized from an article written by Dr. Dana Suskind and published in The Chicago Tribune on April 30, 2026, days before Meghan's speech.

Specifically, Dr. Suskind, who was writing about the dangers of AI in social media and the inadequate response from social media platforms (and who quoted research showing that economically disadvantaged families were more concerned with physical threats than social media threats) wrote:

“We would never accept a food safety system that required parents to individually test every product for toxins before feeding it to their child. Instead, we regulate the food supply.

“We would never accept a policy that ensured car safety for wealthy children but not their low-income peers. Instead, we require car seats and seatbelts. We don’t outsource public health to individual families.

“And make no mistake: The potential developmental harms of AI slop are a public health concern. Rather than leaving it up to parents to navigate this risk (or not) on their own, we need universal, platform-level solutions."

Sound familiar? Meghan used the exact same arguments in her speech.

She could have credited Dr. Suskind and actually given her speech more strength by quoting or referring to a pediatric surgeon known for her research and writing on early brain development. But then she would not have gotten the credit.

(Credit for this information goes to Lyndadavis6829, who made a comment on Tom Sykes video " The $64 Distraction" on YouTube. I just followed the breadcrumbs. Dr. Suskind's article can be read here: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/opinion-artificial-intelligence-ai-youtube-kids/)

u/Mickleborough — 13 hours ago

‘All right, Mr DeMille, I’m ready for my car park.’

OK, it’s not a car park - but it’s both topical to Meghan and alliteratively close enough.

I thought it might be useful to have an idea of exactly where Meghan gave her ‘powerful address’.

Here‘s the powerful address of her powerful address:

The Place des Nations: a public square. Think that’s the Nations tram stop to the right.

Here‘s a photograph:

The approach to the UN’s Palais des Nations is to the left.

It’s across the road from the Palais des Nations, approached by an avenue of flags:

https://preview.redd.it/646dh6fsua2h1.jpg?width=1443&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e774a1c73cdb69d1d89ff2ea5fe19ec0d3fb219

And here’s her audience.

https://preview.redd.it/y7uq93p2va2h1.jpg?width=1113&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd2714bd82c3dd33ad7335e192ec04fc3241dec3

https://preview.redd.it/3cfclg7xua2h1.jpg?width=1128&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d105c6a7b9b076d17c48bff2e7440e7196bf0bc

The travelling sideshow seems to be behind the Broken Chair memorial. No crowd waiting there to watch her escort notables.

https://preview.redd.it/q7gq9tejva2h1.jpg?width=1128&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a359842b200bd93ffef6b493f5ab4377b3ec402e

https://preview.redd.it/6t43ei5nva2h1.jpg?width=1119&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae5a567afcfea60c28792f451373423da2e54800

It’d have been good to have a shot of the people in front of her (from memory it looked like a mere handful of invited guests).

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u/Mickleborough — 1 day ago

The remit of the World Health Organisation

From the WHO website:

https://preview.redd.it/wt2v3ptgbt1h1.png?width=1640&format=png&auto=webp&s=1a346c4026a559d832df9058b7f32eb202eace16

As far as I can tell (admittedly from skimming), this ‘healthier, safer world’ involves eradicating disease. The current aims are:

https://preview.redd.it/pjhfrko0ct1h1.png?width=1640&format=png&auto=webp&s=e99df24f753f86ae3283e322b616b82be7767a25

How does preventing harm to children from social media - a laudable cause, don’t get me wrong - fall into this? It seems to be a concern that affects those countries where, at least:

(1) mobile phone communication‘s available, and

(2) easily accessible by children who

(3) have the requisite mindset to bully.

These appear to be comparatively narrow criteria in comparison to, say, people globally who would benefit from the 6 strategic objectives set out above.

Asking for a friend.

EDIT: I agree with the comments below that mental health arguably falls within the (necessarily) broadly drafted aims of the WHO. However my impression, from their website and reports, is that their primary focus is on issues that can be resolved through education or science, not therapy or banning conduct.

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u/Mickleborough — 4 days ago

A tale of two cities

Specifically, visits to the cities by 2 different people.

The Princess of Wales is undertaking a private visit to the Italian city of Reggio Emilia to study their special method of child development. Known as the Reggio Emilia approach, it emphasises relationships, and children learning through play.

This fact-finding mission’s part of research by the Centre for Early Childhood. Founded by the Princess in 2021, it seeks to reduce problems in adulthood - eg addiction, mental health issues - by encouraging a well-rounded childhood.

Let’s compare this with one of Meghan’s last solo trips, in November 2022.* (NB There may have been a later one - my memory fails me.)

It was to Indianapolis, where she appeared as a guest of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, which featured her in its ‘The Power of Women: An Evening with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex’. Google AI states that her speaking fee generally’s been touted as being $1 million / £739,25; 6 figures; or $162,300 / £120,000. Regardless, it’s safe to assume that Meghan was paid.

There you have it. One visit is undertaken for philanthropic means. The other’s for reasons of capitalism and self-aggrandisement. And Meghan wonders why people don’t like her.

The Princess‘s visit was private, without any official pomp or ceremony. Yet, without the lure of royalty, she managed to attract crowds. (OK, she can’t escape her royal status.)

Meghan‘s visits are always private, despite the pathetically transparent attempts to replicate a royal tour. Even then, no one’s interested.

Don’t get me started on the clothes.

* Meghan also forced herself upon visited Uvalde in May 2022. The less said of that trip, the better.

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u/Mickleborough — 8 days ago

How would Poirot fare today?

There are many, much more reliable, resources today to help solve crime.

Apart from the ease information gathering via the internet, there are sound recordings; security cameras; means to detect whether such recordings and footage are genuine; sophisticated scientific analysis tools; and - of course - virtually definitive DNA testing.

Could Poirot’s unique skills still apply today?

Do people still use private detectives (other than for divorce or industrial espionage, from what I understand)?

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u/Mickleborough — 12 days ago

The main staircase seen from the dome. The stairs lead from the ground floor to reception rooms on the 1st floor - the doorways are visible at the bottom of the picture.

Home House is a Georgian townhouse designed by the celebrated English architect Robert Adam for the Countess of Home. Considered one of his finest surviving London townhouses, it‘s now a private members‘ club.

The ground floor.

Detail of the balustrade - it’s rather marvellous how they’re set off the treads, yet follow the curve.

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u/Mickleborough — 18 days ago

I would be grateful if someone can confirm this:

’Mansjettknapper’ means cufflinks.

’Smokingknapp’ means a shirt stud or dress stud, which you wear on the front of your shirt, with a dinner jacket / tuxedo.

This is what I understand from Google translate: the confusion is that, on the website I’m looking at, the picture of their Smokingknapp looks more like a cufflin (although not a design I’ve seen, it could function as a shirt stud).

Thanks in advance.

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u/Mickleborough — 19 days ago

An intriguing, recent post (link the comments as I can’t in the OP) found this startling claim, albeit coyly denied:

https://preview.redd.it/z2ou9ta1zqyg1.jpg?width=1083&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a03d99b4ee97a436eff13409e66ada8ac1f8e460

But if you google a couple of keywords, it‘d appear that she was actually seen in New York filming it:

https://preview.redd.it/ow0bmhd5zqyg1.jpg?width=1292&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12021ac552a7bd3d8e9cedf6a46209f14f88ef39

https://preview.redd.it/vk4h5hd5zqyg1.jpg?width=1252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=967b96f651c0447cacb249830bb35e964e181d50

However, as Miranda Priestly would put it:

https://preview.redd.it/iy7h62di0ryg1.jpg?width=506&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6a673c4c16fb782eb4c1f8afc9343feeb1a5664

As we know:

- Batman / Joker Meghan appeared in Harlem in September 2021.

- Executive Meghan was haunting the UN in May 2022. Note the masked man behind her - masking for Covid was still required. Indeed there are some photos of her in that outfit, wearing a mask.

To those who think that she has a time machine, or was filming the movie before it was shot - I can confirm that Meghan wasn’t in the movie despite the many cameos, or even in the crowd scenes.

On the plus side, there was just 1 degree of separation - at least twice! - between Meghan and the movie: Rory McIlroy appeared in a cameo, as did Edward Enninful. Even Tina Brown put in an appearance.

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u/Mickleborough — 19 days ago

Rewatching the first Sex and the City film (yet again, because it’s fun to have in the background) and had a thought about the opening, apartment-hunting scene, namely:

Did Big intend to buy the penthouse all along?

They were looking at ‘lucky 33’, which clearly didn’t meet expectations even though they had a real estate agent - whose job (as I understand it) is to help clients find a home that meets their requirements.

Then the building agent suddenly mentions another property which was ‘more than you were looking to pay.’

How did the building agent work out that it was affordable?

And unless Big was super rich, he’d have needed time to work out the financial implications of paying roughly 4 times (see below) what he was prepared to spend.

As a very rough guide, apartments in 1010 Fifth Avenue (it’s a real building) cost around:

- $3 million for a 2 bedroom in 2024

- $14 million for a 7 bedroom in 2025

EDIT: To add that the film doesn’t indicate that this was Big’s aim all along.

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u/Mickleborough — 22 days ago

Connery Bond - Love ‘em and leave ’em. A girl in every port kind of guy. No emotional entanglement.

Lazenby Bond - Fell in love, didn’t he. To be fair, Tracy was as close to Bond as a civilian female could be: smart, brave, plenty of initiative, and could drive like a stock car contestant.

Moore Bond - Charming, debonair: women can’t say no to him (and he has to say no to girls he doesn’t want). A fun romp, and stays friends afterwards.

Dalton Bond - A man’s man, but has serious feelings - puts in an effort to see them and make them happy.

Brosnan Bond - A bit like Moore, but more intense and less fun. Tries to make relationships work, but they don’t last long: ‘I’ll be right back.’

Craig Bond - Has moody casual sex, but is interested only in true love; will die for it, in fact.

These are probably reflections of the times. Rather like how the heroine’s names go from risqué to normal.

* A quote from a film as far away from Bond as possible.

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u/Mickleborough — 22 days ago