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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

Contraceptives for Anyone: FDA approves first OTC Birth Control Pill

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved today the nation’s first over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill. Called Opill and manufactured by Dublin-based Perrigo, the OTC contraceptive will be available online and at pharmacies, convenience stores, and grocery stores without a prescription sometime during the first quarter of 2024. The action is a victory for…Continue reading Contraceptives for Anyone: FDA approves first OTC Birth Control Pill

Updated 7:08 AM EDT, Tue July 18, 2023

CA Bill by Former Obama Radical Teaches 7th Graders How to Have an Abortion

California has 17 abortion-promoting bills drawn up by the California Future of Abortion Council in conjunction with the California Legislative Women’s Caucus. One of them, AB 598, would require California schools to teach middle and high school children about abortion and provide girls as young as twelve with a list of abortion businesses. This latest…Continue reading CA Bill by Former Obama Radical Teaches 7th Graders How to Have an Abortion

Updated 6:40 AM EDT, Tue July 18, 2023

The Once Elusive Vaccine Safety Debate Goes Mainstream

Those who have been patiently waiting for a true debate surrounding vaccine safety science to occur have been out of luck. To the surprise of few, the most recent episode saw Peter Hotez, again, back down from an open offer, and nearly $2.7M, to debate RFK, Jr. on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Nevertheless, the…Continue reading The Once Elusive Vaccine Safety Debate Goes Mainstream

Updated 12:32 PM EDT, Tue July 18, 2023

Musk A.I. Updates: Neuralink Approved for Human Testing; Optimus Displays Mind-blowing Humanlike Capabilities

After years of delays, Neuralink Corp. has been given clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin human trials for its brain-computer interface (BCI). Quietly co-founded by Elon Musk and a small group of scientists in 2016, Neuralink aims to revolutionize humanity by merging humans with machines to, at first glance, treat…Continue reading Musk A.I. Updates: Neuralink Approved for Human Testing; Optimus Displays Mind-blowing Humanlike Capabilities

Updated 7:10 AM EDT, Fri June 23, 2023

FDA To Get Cancer Drug from Chinese Company Tied to LNP Technology used in mRNA Jab

The United States is currently experiencing a shortage of more than a dozen cancer medications, including Cisplatin, which the World Health Organization characterizes as an essential part of basic health care. Prescribed for 10 to 20 percent of all cancer patients, the shortage of Cisplatin, which Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Dr. Amanda Fader calls…Continue reading FDA To Get Cancer Drug from Chinese Company Tied to LNP Technology used in mRNA Jab

Updated 12:40 PM EDT, Tue July 18, 2023

Biden’s New 988 Lifeline for Suicide Prevention Sends Private User Data to Facebook

In 2020, the United States Congress established the 988 dialing code as the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, to be called the 988 Lifeline. Designed to better serve the nation’s growing mental health crisis, on July 16, 2022, the U.S. officially transitioned to the easy-to-remember three-digit number. According to a press announcement from Health and…Continue reading Biden’s New 988 Lifeline for Suicide Prevention Sends Private User Data to Facebook

Updated 11:45 AM EDT, Wed June 21, 2023