#633: Bad Choices Make Good Stories | Dave Alcock
Fresh off Anarchapulco 2026, Dave Alcock stops by to recap his week in Puerto Vallarta that started with a harmless interaction with the Policia, and ended with taxis exploding after the cartel retaliation. As the 12th annual event began its first year in Puerto Vallarta, we recap the week that […]
Economy
The Economic Damage Caused By This War Will Stretch To The End Of The Decade, And Shortages Will Go Way Beyond Oil, Gas And Fertilizer
Even if the Strait of Hormuz opened tomorrow, and that is certainly not going to happen, we are being warned that the economic impact of this war will be felt all the way through the end of this decade. A lot of energy infrastructure has already been destroyed during this […]
Empire
Global Energy Crisis Or Iranian Surrender In Five Weeks?
The last time global energy markets witnessed a shock similar to what we might see this year was during the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. Tensions were escalating in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War when the Arab Coalition launched a surprise attack against Israel. OPEC nations joined forces to […]
Activism
Suicide Should Not Be a Government Service
On February 5, 2026, in the Canadian Parliament, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis tabled Bill C-260, which prohibits civil servants or others with authority from recommending assisted-suicide to anyone who has not asked about it. Genuis cited “examples such as Canadian Armed Forces veteran David Baltzer…who was offered MAiD by Veterans Affairs […]
Health
Scientists Urge Regulators to Restrict Glyphosate, Citing Cancer Evidence
Introduction A group of international scientists has called on United States and European regulators to urgently tighten restrictions on glyphosate, citing what they describe as strong and growing evidence linking the world’s most widely used herbicide to cancer and other health problems. The scientists, who gathered at a symposium at […]
Tech
Apple FORCES iPhone Users To Prove Age With ID Or Lose Unrestricted Internet Access
Digital ID social credit system by the back door UK iPhone and iPad owners updating to the latest iOS 26.4 are now confronted with a stark choice: verify you are an adult by providing a credit card or scanning your ID, or accept automatic web content filters that restrict access. […]
Crypto
U.S. Senators Unveil ‘Mined in America Act’ to Reshore BTC Mining, Codify Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced the “Mined in America Act” to reshore U.S. bitcoin mining, reduce reliance on Chinese hardware, and codify a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into law. Republican Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced legislation Monday aimed at reshaping the U.S. digital asset mining sector, tightening supply chains, […]
Podcasts
#633: Bad Choices Make Good Stories | Dave Alcock
Fresh off Anarchapulco 2026, Dave Alcock stops by to recap his week in Puerto Vallarta that started with a harmless interaction with the Policia, and ended with taxis exploding after the cartel retaliation. As the 12th annual event began its first year in Puerto Vallarta, we recap the week that […]
Solutions
10 Tips for De-enshittifying the Internet – #SolutionsWatch
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Remember when the internet was fun? If you’re under the age of 30, you probably don’t. Yes, all internet websites, services and applications are getting worse year after year. That is by design. But there are things we can do about it! Today on Solutions Watch, […]