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

CHALLENGE EYED TO CLASS ACTION PLAY FOR BAYER ROUNDUP SETTLEMENT

by Carey Gillam U.S. Right To Know is reporting: “A plan to delay any new Roundup cancer claims for years and shift the key question of whether or not the weed killer causes cancer from a jury to a hand-picked panel of scientists faces potential opposition from some of the plaintiffs’ attorneys who initiated and…Continue reading CHALLENGE EYED TO CLASS ACTION PLAY FOR BAYER ROUNDUP SETTLEMENT

Updated 3:44 PM EDT, Tue June 30, 2020

WILL GOVERNORS ESCAPE BLAME FOR NURSING HOME DISASTER?

By Jefferey Jaxen After months of public outcry from angry Americans over the catastrophic mismanagement of nursing homes during the Covid-19 crisis, the government has decided to take action. It was first announced in mid-June that the U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis sent letters to five of the country’s largest…Continue reading WILL GOVERNORS ESCAPE BLAME FOR NURSING HOME DISASTER?

Updated 8:16 AM EDT, Sun June 28, 2020

Second Spike Or Fake News?

REASON.com recently wrote an article titled Daily COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. Have Fallen Dramatically Since April chronicling how the downward trend has continued after states began lifting their lockdowns. “Amid concerns about post-lockdown increases in COVID-19 infections, there is one striking piece of good news: Daily deaths from the disease in the United States have…Continue reading Second Spike Or Fake News?

Updated 6:24 AM EDT, Tue June 23, 2020

Bayer Close to $8-10B Master Settlement for Glyphosate Cancer Cases

UPDATE: U.S. Right To Know’s Carey Gillam is reporting: “In an expensive clean-up of Monsanto litigation messes, Bayer AG said Wednesday that it will pay out more than $10 billion to settle tens of thousands of U.S. claims brought against Monsanto over its Roundup herbicide, as well as $400 million to resolve lawsuits over Monsanto’s…Continue reading Bayer Close to $8-10B Master Settlement for Glyphosate Cancer Cases

Updated 6:11 AM EDT, Tue June 23, 2020

NIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine

A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been stopped by the National Institutes of Health. A data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) met late Friday and determined that while there was no harm, the study drug was very unlikely…Continue reading NIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine

Updated 7:27 AM EDT, Mon June 22, 2020

The 5 Biggest Scandals [so far] Of The Coronavirus Response

By Jefferey Jaxen Much of the developed world is facing a long, hot ‘summer of the mask,’ as politicians and public officials bring down new orders to cover the faces of their populations. A sanity-seeking public has mostly been met with “facts” that shift daily and politicized science that leaves core truths elusive. There have…Continue reading The 5 Biggest Scandals [so far] Of The Coronavirus Response

Updated 6:48 AM EDT, Sun June 21, 2020