The United States ruling class paid the African nation of Eswatini $5.1 million to accept migrants who were deported. This is a controversial agreement in which at least 15 migrants have been sent to Eswatini since the bilateral deal went into effect in May. The fifteen migrants deported to Eswatini […]
The divergence emerged when newer nodes accepted a malformed transaction that older nodes rejected. What to know: A malformed transaction pushed Cardano into a brief chain split in late U.S. hours on Friday, as older and newer node versions validated transaction data submitted to the network differently. The mismatch caused […]
Yes, AI is a catalyst. But for what is not yet knowable. The current narrative holds that the big problem we need to solve is conjuring up cheap energy to power AI data centers. Fortunately for us, the solutions are at hand: building modular nuclear power plants at scale and tapping […]
Once upon a time potatoes were what the poorest people in society would eat because they were so inexpensive. But now we are being charged an average of $4.19 for a carton of medium fries at McDonald’s. There are many that are very upset about the rapidly rising cost of […]
On 18 November 2025, I appeared on Helena Cobban’s podcast, “Gaza and the World,” to discuss the recent UN Security Council resolution — 2803 — that incorporates President Trump’s 20-point plan for dealing with Gaza. This disgraceful resolution denies the Palestinians any real path to self-determination while essentially putting Gaza […]
When people talk about “getting off the grid,” the image that usually springs to my mind is the full-on pioneer fantasy: selling the house, buying 40 acres in the bush, installing solar panels, drilling a well, raising chickens, and growing enough potatoes to survive the next ice age. I envy […]
According to Ursula von der Leyen’s options paper provided to member states on October 23, Ukraine will need €71.7 billion ($83.2 billion) in 2026. An estimated €51.6 billion ($59.9 billion) will go directly to military needs. The estimate is based on the false assumption that the war will end next […]
The tension erupted following news that Strategy and other crypto treasury companies would likely be excluded from major market indexes. The backlash against financial services company JP Morgan from the Bitcoin community and supporters of BTC treasury company Strategy continued to swell on Sunday as calls to “boycott” JP Morgan […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned people against “blindly” trusting artificial intelligence. Pichai stated that the AI engines remain vulnerable in terms of factual accuracy and cannot be fully trusted. In an interview with the BBC, which aired on Tuesday, Pichai urged users to rely on a broad range of search tools […]
Rigid ideologies like DEI, climate dogma, and anti-Trump obsession keep collapsing under their own contradictions, leaving their loudest champions looking increasingly absurd. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that a large percentage of the population is oppressed by racism and […]