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London Izabella-Ryén Gadd was just 12 years old when she died. She was a bright, empathetic, and deeply loved young girl who locked arms with her mom when they walked together and felt everything more deeply than most. Looking back at her life, it is clear that London was not a broken child. When she…Continue reading Not Broken, Betrayed: How the System Killed 12-Year-Old London Gadd
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Nobody in their right mind would seriously defend the puppy mill operations that exist in the United States. Yet, like so many other seemingly well-intentioned causes captured by the nonprofit industrial complex (which, let’s not forget, often profits from a problem rather than solving it), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…Continue reading The Puppy Mill Industrial Complex
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As of 2022, one in four emergency departments in the United States was staffed by a private equity-owned physician group. That figure is likely higher today, given the rapid pace of acquisitions since then. Here is an example. When ER physicians arrived for work at Valley Health in Winchester, VA, on April 2nd, they had…Continue reading The Private Equity Takeover of America’s Emergency Rooms
The federal government no longer boldly states that your cellphone is safe. Read that again. In late 2025, the FDA quietly scrubbed long-standing web pages aimed to assure the public that cell phone radiation poses no harm. The significant removal came with no announcement, no press conference. The information is just gone. The same week,…Continue reading 6G at Light Speed, Wireless Safety at a Crawl
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As the world crept toward pandemic recovery in 2024, meat production in the United States rose by a mere 1 percent. A slight increase, indeed. Despite that, antibiotic sales for livestock in the United States surged during the same timeframe. Not a trickle, mind you, but a surge. Nearly 16 percent more antibiotics deemed as…Continue reading Raising Livestock, Breeding Resistance
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Many memorable journeys start with a map. Maps have been around for ages, guiding humanity on its way in grand style. Maps have helped sailors cross oceans, caravans traverse deserts, and armies march into the pages of history. Maps have been staple tools of exploration, survival, and sovereignty. And today? Today, they’re on our devices,…Continue reading Palantir’s ELITE: Not All Maps Are Meant To Guide Us
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As the self-proclaimed “world’s leading expert in AI-driven ingredient innovation,” it is worth taking a closer look at Shiru Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jasmin Hume. As noted on the World Economic Forum’s website, Hume, a protein engineer by training with a PhD in materials chemistry—steeped in computational methods and protein design in biomedicine, not…Continue reading Jasmin Hume’s Take on Nutrition: Generally Recognized As Nonsense
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Among the myriad of harm that humanity has inflicted upon itself through both the wired and wireless world, the disappearance of wholesome boredom might be the most consequential. Indeed, there is something sacred about a child staring out a window, hands idle, and mind completely free. In today’s world of ceaseless stimulation, we’ve forgotten the…Continue reading Let’s Not Forget: Boredom Is Essential to Childhood
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There is yet again another toxic product that should be on every person’s radar. This time, it turns out that the very chemicals we’ve been told make our homes safer are instead making our bodies sicker—especially our hearts. Take a moment and read that again, and no, we are not talking about the dangerous mRNA…Continue reading Why Your Couch Might Be Killing You
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