If Israel Receives Immense Support, It’s Going To Receive Immense Criticism
If you believe Israel is worthy of disproportionately high levels of support, then you must necessarily also concede that it is worthy of disproportionately high levels of criticism. Reading by Tim Foley: One of the more asinine liberal Zionist talking points is conceding that you are technically allowed to criticize […]
Economy
NY Fed: 14% of US Households Experience Food Insecurity
The government keeps telling people the economy is strong because the stock market keeps making new highs. That is the great deception behind every bubble throughout history. Wall Street is not Main Street. You can have record highs in financial assets while society underneath is quietly rotting in real time. […]
Empire
Russia Tells Banks to “Shoot Down Drones Yourself”
The line between civilian society and war is disappearing completely. That is the real story behind Russia now authorizing its central bank and Sberbank to operate anti-drone systems and arm personnel to defend financial infrastructure. A country’s banking system is no longer simply processing transactions or moving money. It is […]
Activism
If Israel Receives Immense Support, It’s Going To Receive Immense Criticism
If you believe Israel is worthy of disproportionately high levels of support, then you must necessarily also concede that it is worthy of disproportionately high levels of criticism. Reading by Tim Foley: One of the more asinine liberal Zionist talking points is conceding that you are technically allowed to criticize […]
Health
Why Do Some People Get a Curved Back as They Age and What Can I Do to Avoid It?
Story at-a-glance A rounded upper back in old age seems like a harmless sign of getting older, but it’s actually a red flag that your spine is starting to fail. This condition, known as kyphosis, signals that the structural support in your upper body is collapsing under the pressure of […]
Tech
AI’s Coming Reality Check: When the Physics Finally Hits the Hype
In five years, we’ll all likely be chuckling and shaking our heads over AI. Because today, the tech feels free and limitless, doesn’t it? People are generating endless content: images, videos, memes, code snippets, social posts. Companies are bolting AI onto products by default, the way every Fortune 500 company […]
Crypto
Mastercard secures New York BitLicense to support stablecoin and digital payment infrastructure
The payments giant said the approval supports its push into stablecoins and blockchain-based settlement infrastructure. What to know: Mastercard has received a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), giving the payments giant approval to operate digital asset activities under one of the strictest crypto regulatory […]
Podcasts
Drawing the AI Line in the Sand – #SolutionsWatch
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed The IMA/#SolutionsWatch panel is back for another all-star debate/discussion/free-for-all. This time, we tackle the question of AI: can it be used as a tool or should it be shunned altogether? Where and how do you draw the line in the sand? And what’s the AI hubbub […]
Solutions
Could Instability Trigger Radical Change In Your Life?
I propose that the world is upside down, that the way we live is the opposite of what we’re told it is: we don’t experience Progress, we experience Anti-Progress. My five most recent essays (listed below) lay out an account of the present era that is radically different from the […]