Editorial - The HighWire

The UN’s “Non-Binding” Pandemic Declaration: Sequence In, Shot Out

Updated 2:36 PM EDT, Wed October 21, 2026

On October 12, with little to no media coverage, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response. The vote was 153 in favor and 3 against. The United States, Israel, and Argentina voted no, and New Zealand and Paraguay abstained. The scant headlines moved on within a day,…Continue reading The UN’s “Non-Binding” Pandemic Declaration: Sequence In, Shot Out

The Kind of People Who Build Bridges for Animals

Updated 6:14 AM EDT, Tue October 20, 2026

Three mule deer wandered up to a brand-new bridge near Grass Lake, in the far north of California, and walked across it. The bridge was built just for them, and other animals, and a trail camera caught them taking advantage of it. Remarkably, the bridge was not even finished being built when they used it.…Continue reading The Kind of People Who Build Bridges for Animals

From Lockdowns to Large Language Models: How AI Became the Post-COVID Companion We Never Asked For

Updated 5:54 AM EDT, Mon October 19, 2026

The Trillion-Dollar AI Boom Built on a Generation Already Isolated by COVID The date was May 11, 2023, and the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency officially ended in the United States. An entire generation of children and adolescents had been artificially masked and forced onto devices for their education and socialization. Already struggling with mental…Continue reading From Lockdowns to Large Language Models: How AI Became the Post-COVID Companion We Never Asked For

Big Pharma is Shelling Out Billions to Control Science

Over the course of nine years, from 2013 to 2022, physicians in the United States received $12.1 billion from Big Pharma. Payments varied between specialties and between physicians within the same specialty. Orthopedic surgeons were paid the most at $1.36 billion, followed by neurologists and psychiatrists at $1.32 billion and cardiologists at $1.29 billion. But…Continue reading Big Pharma is Shelling Out Billions to Control Science

Updated 10:52 AM EDT, Thu March 20, 2025

Young Girls Hijacked: The Destructive Domino Effect of Endocrine Disruptors

For decades, significant evidence has existed regarding the connection between endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and early puberty in girls. Also called precocious puberty, this means puberty starts before age eight in girls. Concerns about the effects of EDCs on hormone regulation began to emerge as early as the 1970s, and the direct link between EDCs and…Continue reading Young Girls Hijacked: The Destructive Domino Effect of Endocrine Disruptors

Updated 5:32 AM EDT, Tue October 15, 2024

Regenerative Cattle Farming Reduces Carbon Emissions and Heals the Soil

Cows have been repeatedly condemned for their role in what we are told will be the destruction of life as we know it, thanks to climate change. Specifically, cows have been demonized because of their methane-laden burps and farts. Entirely omitting that the large-scale, inhumane, industrial production of livestock is actually at the root of…Continue reading Regenerative Cattle Farming Reduces Carbon Emissions and Heals the Soil

Updated 7:09 AM EDT, Fri October 11, 2024

Funded by BARDA, Japan Approves Next-Generation Self-Amplifying mRNA Jabs

A new and concerning development in mRNA technology has arrived, with Japan being the first country to approve a self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine. Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare just granted approval for a new self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) COVID jab that create more copies of the modified, synthetic mRNA over extended periods of…Continue reading Funded by BARDA, Japan Approves Next-Generation Self-Amplifying mRNA Jabs

Updated 10:52 AM EDT, Thu March 20, 2025

The Skeleton is an Endocrine Organ and Sugar Destroys It

Scientists have known for years that sugar is highly addictive. It is also factual that, despite being in almost all products consumed today, the body needs no added sugars—meaning those that aren’t naturally occurring—to survive. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies added sugar as “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS). Yet, evidence has existed…Continue reading The Skeleton is an Endocrine Organ and Sugar Destroys It

Updated 6:48 AM EDT, Tue October 1, 2024

Ticking Time Bomb: Microplastics Cross the Blood Brain Barrier

For the first time, microplastics have been found in the human brain. Specifically, researchers have discovered that these toxic, degraded plastic leftovers have reached the olfactory bulb—a part of the brain responsible for processing neural signals about smells detected by cells in the nasal cavity. This discovery amplifies our previous reporting on existing concerns about…Continue reading Ticking Time Bomb: Microplastics Cross the Blood Brain Barrier

Updated 7:43 AM EDT, Thu September 26, 2024