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

Moderna mRNA Market Swindle in Progress With New Cancer Press Release

The year was 2020, and the biopharma industry made a public promise to be transparent and put safety first in their race to develop an mRNA vaccine. Meanwhile, cheap, available, and effective early treatments were being viciously withheld and attacked to prep the runway for the eventual EUA COVID shot. At the time, Fauci was…Continue reading Moderna mRNA Market Swindle in Progress With New Cancer Press Release

Updated 5:49 AM EDT, Mon August 24, 2026

Second Act: What Happens to the Ovary After Menopause?

For as long as most doctors can remember, the female ovary was set to expire one day. Indeed, once a woman went through menopause and her fertile years were over, the organ was considered finished—a spent shell that had done its job. In fact, one of the nation’s leading reproductive biologists, Francesca Duncan of Northwestern…Continue reading Second Act: What Happens to the Ovary After Menopause?

Updated 5:45 AM EDT, Thu August 20, 2026

Detachment 201: Created and Commissioned

The U.S. Army has a new unit with an interesting name, called Detachment 201. To the majority of Americans, it reads like just another military designation. But to a software engineer, it reads as an inside joke, because 201 is a phrase from web code. Specifically, when a computer server successfully creates something new, it…Continue reading Detachment 201: Created and Commissioned

Updated 5:04 AM EDT, Tue August 18, 2026

What’s a Life Worth in America as Massachusetts Now Allows Abortions Up To Birth

Massachusetts Governor Healey made headlines last week by ‘expanding abortion access.’ There was just one caveat. With Healey’s bill signing, she now joins nine other states and D.C. to eliminate the gestational age limits for an abortion. Once strictly guarded by four-pronged stopgap legal measures that governed the late-stage practice, the state’s fast-tracked bill now…Continue reading What’s a Life Worth in America as Massachusetts Now Allows Abortions Up To Birth

Updated 5:32 AM EDT, Mon August 17, 2026

The Canary on the Kitchen Floor

We’ve all seen a dog asleep on the kitchen floor while its owner cooks dinner. This image is one of the most ordinary scenes in American life. According to research, for dogs, it is also a slow, steady exposure to industrial chemicals that we often don’t think about when it comes to our four-legged family. Our beloved…Continue reading The Canary on the Kitchen Floor

Updated 10:21 AM EDT, Wed August 12, 2026

Public Land, Private AI Empires

A new structure is popping up across the United States, and most of us have never heard the name of it. The massive compound is called a frontier AI data center, a term coined as a legal category by the Biden administration in January 2025, and it represents nothing less than an unprecedented computer empire.…Continue reading Public Land, Private AI Empires

Updated 12:16 PM EDT, Mon August 10, 2026