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Nature’s Reset: Light, Sound, & Mushrooms Challenge Alzheimer’s Inevitability

Updated 12:57 PM EDT, Mon June 15, 2026

Watching a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’s disease is a fate so heartbreaking that it is impossible to adequately express. For decades, the standard method of care has been to oversee cognitive decline while bracing for the inevitable. The disease is widely regarded as a one-way door, and the drugs to slow it down are…Continue reading Nature’s Reset: Light, Sound, & Mushrooms Challenge Alzheimer’s Inevitability

Built on Your Dime: The Special District Scheme Sweeping the Nation

Updated 12:38 PM EDT, Thu June 11, 2026

You toured the home. You loved it. You bought it. The neighborhood looked pristine, the sales agent was friendly, and nothing about the closing table suggested what was coming next. Then the first property tax bill arrived. Buried inside was a charge that had nothing to do with schools, county services, police, or fire protection.…Continue reading Built on Your Dime: The Special District Scheme Sweeping the Nation

The $30 Billion Screen Experiment That Failed Our Children

Updated 5:02 AM EDT, Tue June 9, 2026

James Welsch teaches American politics at a high school in Maine. His classroom runs almost entirely on screens — students write blog posts, trade articles, pull up videos mid-discussion. A few years ago, he noticed something wrong with the writing. Essays submitted digitally had grown choppy. Whole passages looked copied. The fluency he expected wasn’t…Continue reading The $30 Billion Screen Experiment That Failed Our Children

Everyone Should Be Closely Watching This VAERS Whistleblower Case

A significant COVID-19 accountability case is heading to discovery, establishing critical legal precedents regarding the requirement to report adverse events to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) while receiving federal funding. The COVID jabs have caused harm, including death, to millions, making this a crucial case to watch. Whistleblower Deborah Conrad, a dedicated Physician…Continue reading Everyone Should Be Closely Watching This VAERS Whistleblower Case

Updated 4:59 AM EDT, Tue July 22, 2025

Does Consciousness Begin Before Birth?

When does consciousness first emerge in infants? Many insist infant (and fetal) consciousness doesn’t begin until around the baby’s first birthday, but another viewpoint maintains that consciousness begins in the womb before birth. Indeed, while pinpointing when and in what form consciousness begins is far from an absolute determination, new research has, not surprisingly, found…Continue reading Does Consciousness Begin Before Birth?

Updated 4:21 AM EDT, Thu July 17, 2025

Largely Unregulated: The Buzz About Peptides

Peptides—chains of typically 2 to 50 amino acids—are the new buzzword in wellness, adding incredible hype to what’s considered healthy. Indeed, the peptide buzz is everywhere, from skincare to performance enhancement, anti-aging, weight loss, and medical treatments. So, what are they? Peptides are naturally found in the body and can also be ingested through food…Continue reading Largely Unregulated: The Buzz About Peptides

Updated 9:48 AM EDT, Tue July 15, 2025

DARPA Breaks Wireless Power Record, Beaming Energy Over Five Miles Away

Although it surely bypasses the objective behind the concept of wireless power transmission envisioned by Nikola Tesla, DARPA’s Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program recently set a new record for wireless power transmission, beaming more than 800 watts of power delivered during a 30-second transmission from a laser 5.3 miles away. The tests, which…Continue reading DARPA Breaks Wireless Power Record, Beaming Energy Over Five Miles Away

Updated 10:16 AM EDT, Thu July 10, 2025

Unhealthy Food Marketing: The Intentional Targeting of Our Children

Junk food companies—those that produce ultraprocessed meals and snacks full of toxins and lacking any nutritional value—bombard younger generations with carefully crafted, powerful advertisements promoting unhealthy, high-fat, high-sugar, and salty snacks and beverages. Research has shown that the marketing efforts of these companies lead to increased consumption of their destructive products. And now, a sweeping…Continue reading Unhealthy Food Marketing: The Intentional Targeting of Our Children

Updated 5:17 AM EDT, Tue July 8, 2025

Legacy Media and the Death of Fake News

In June 1941, the FCC allowed advertising on television. One month later, on July 1, the very first paid television advertisement aired on TV. The ad was for Bulova watches and appeared on New York station WNBT (subsequently WNBC) before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. According to reports, Bulova…Continue reading Legacy Media and the Death of Fake News

Updated 4:23 AM EDT, Thu July 17, 2025