The Pentagon confirmed earlier this week that American troops are on the ground in Ukraine to inspect stockpiles of weapons sent by the US. The proxy war between the US and Russia threatens to get hot.Continue Reading
The Intercept reports that the Department of Homeland Security is broadening efforts to clamp down on speech it considers dangerous by partnering the big tech platforms. This isn’t news to anyone who’s been paying attention.Continue Reading
Drought across America’s farm belt threatens winter wheat and next year’s wheat, corn, and soybean crops. Add to that record low supplies and surging demand for diesel, and higher food prices will be with us for a while.Continue Reading
China’s President Xi Jinping was elected to a third term as Secretary General of the Chinese Communist Party Sunday, making him the only party leader besides Mao Zedong to serve more than two terms.Continue Reading
Mark Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan last week that Facebook went along with an FBI request to suppress stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop. What’s surprising is that Zuckerberg felt comfortable sharing this on the most popular podcast in America.Continue Reading
Near-record inflation is combining with skyrocketing prices for energy and food for a perfect economic storm that’s lowering the standard of living for millions.Continue Reading
At least 20 million households in the US are behind on power bills as soaring electricity prices and inflation put a squeeze on family budgets. Some analysts are predicting a wave of utility disconnections as winter approaches.Continue Reading
News that First Lady Jill Biden and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaxxed and boosted, barely caused a blip in the news cycle this week. The CDC’s new COVID guidelines basically say the pandemic is over.
A new tech company in Los Angeles claims it can create an AI-powered hologram to allow the dead to speak to grieving friends and family members from beyond the grave. Early customers include William Shatner of Star Trek fame.Continue Reading
A writer for the World Economic Forum proposes using artificial intelligence to analyze data from “millions of sources” to decide who deserves to be banned from the Internet for sharing unapproved opinions.Continue Reading