#626: Playing the Back Nine of the 2020’s
The Trump Administration has announced its vision for America’s future in the second half of the decade, starting in 2026, and running beyond his presidency. Given the cast of characters comprising the Trump White House, it is hard to believe that anything that doesn’t prioritize Israel being of interest to […]
Economy
Famine Incoming? About One-Fourth Of All Globally Traded Nitrogen Fertilizer Normally Travels Through The Strait Of Hormuz
If the war with Iran persists for an extended period of time, a lot of people could literally starve. Approximately half of all global food production is dependent on the use of fertilizer. Without fertilizer, crop yields would drop precipitously and there wouldn’t be anywhere near enough food for everyone. […]
Empire
Crusader-in-Chief: Pete Hegseth’s Christian Zionist Mission to Help Israel Confront Iran
This is how the war on Iran was framed to the men and women ordered to fight it. “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.” This was not a sermon at a rural megachurch. […]
Activism
The Stone Cold Boot of Naked Zionism
Unmasked and Unashamed Donald Trump has hedged all his bets, tied whatever legacy he will ultimately have to the corrupt thugs that run Israel. And basically this country as well. Trumpenstein now has both feet in the Middle East quicksand. On the surface, it’s a seriously stupid move, but he’s […]
Health
Covid of the Past: Smallpox in Yugoslavia, 1972
In my epidemiology coursework, many years ago, I was taught that the smallpox vaccine had eradicated that dreadful disease. It was common knowledge, so I did not question the claim. They did not tell me about favorable time trends in the natural course of other infectious diseases for which there was no […]
Tech
The Future is Fungal: Mushroom Computing
A research team at Ohio State University has taken a surprisingly ordinary ingredient—store‑bought shiitake mushrooms—and connected it to electrodes to see whether the fungus can behave like a memristor. A memristor (short for “memory resistor”) is an electronic component that both processes signals and stores data, promising faster, more energy‑efficient computing […]
Crypto
Stablecoin giant Tether invests $50 million in sleep technology startup Eight Sleep
The firm behind the $183 billion USDT stablecoin is expanding beyond its crypto roots to longevity and artificial intelligence. What to know: Tether, the crypto firm behind the most popular stablecoin USDT, has invested $50 million in sleep technology startup Eight Sleep at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to a Wednesday […]
Podcasts
#626: Playing the Back Nine of the 2020’s
The Trump Administration has announced its vision for America’s future in the second half of the decade, starting in 2026, and running beyond his presidency. Given the cast of characters comprising the Trump White House, it is hard to believe that anything that doesn’t prioritize Israel being of interest to […]
Solutions
The Coming Storm: A wake-up call for the prepared mind
If you’ve ever felt a gnawing suspicion that the world’s financial and political systems are teetering on the brink of collapse, “The Coming Storm: America’s Descent into Chaos” will confirm your fears—and then some. This isn’t just another doomsday manifesto; it’s a meticulously researched, brutally honest dissection of the fragile […]