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On August 27, 2026, as documented on the FDA’s website, the agency approved the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA jabs for this season’s COVID-19 variant. Strangely, four days later, on August 31, the human-based study for the formulation of Pfizer’s jab was set to begin. And the human study for Moderna’s same jab doesn’t begin until…Continue reading Approved First. Studied Later
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For many Americans, it’s nearly automatic to now see social and political moves through the trained, clearly focused eyes courtesy of the trauma created by the failed pandemic. Greater-good narratives, highly funded and deeply curated to make authorities appear benevolent and acting in the interest of the public, are nothing new. Both in real time…Continue reading Will a Post-COVID Public Trust the Same Officials a Second Time? The AI Scare Is the Test.
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The headlines declared the Army is going nuclear. On August 26 a new service called Janus commenced. It will cost up to $2.2 billion, include more than twenty small commercial reactors, is composed of five companies and five Army bases, with first power due by September 30, 2028. The project spans from Fort Bragg in…Continue reading The Army Isn’t Buying Power. It is Buying an Industry.
Twenty years ago, Bill Gates decided to get heavily involved in how the continent of Africa feeds its inhabitants. Through the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), launched by the Rockefeller and Gates Foundations, AGRA promised to cut hunger in half and double crop yields and farmer incomes in some of the poorest…Continue reading Gates Promised to Halve Hunger in Africa. Twenty Years Later, It Climbed.
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President Trump has recently acknowledged some major issues within the American food system. From high food prices and a historically low U.S. cattle supply to broader consumer relief, what PR message did his executive order deliver about what American farmers and ranchers need to stay competitive? In late August, Trump signed a proclamation to ensure…Continue reading The Right To Process and Sell: The American Farmer’s Food Fight
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For decades, the idea of deliberately manipulating Earth’s climate seemed confined to science fiction. Today, geoengineering has become the subject of government research programs, academic studies, private investment, and public debate. One proposed form of climate engineering is solar geoengineering, or more formally, Solar Radiation Modification (SRM). It would attempt to cool the Earth by…Continue reading Understanding Solar Geoengineering: Separating Science, Speculation, and the Debate Over Climate Intervention
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In a lonely stretch of rural West Texas called Pecos County, construction crews are clearing the land for a power plant unlike almost any other in the United States. The New York Times investigated the site in August, revealing that Cleanview satellite images showed that the ground there was already being scraped bare. The project…Continue reading Behind the Meter, Beyond the Pledge
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On the rooftop of a seven-story building on Long Island, scientist Justine Haupt has installed what her lab calls a lighthouse. Unlike a typical lighthouse, the purpose of Haupt’s project is not to warn ships. Instead, it catches single particles of light, one at a time, that have been fired thirteen miles away through the…Continue reading The Invisible Lighthouse
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The great chilling effect on political will to permanently alter society with net zero goals in an effort to halt climate change is being noticed. The New York Times writes in its article titled How Should Democrats Talk About Climate Change the following: “In California, Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, emerged as the front-runner to be…Continue reading Net Zero Just Lost Its Political Magic As Data Centers Killed the “Existential Threat” Talking Point Overnight
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