Tag: Further Reading
Weaponized “Misinformation” to Bury Safety Concerns: The Case of RSV Monoclonal Antibodies
A recent critique raises a number of claims regarding my article. This response addresses the substantive points directly, focusing solely on the evidence. When evaluating new interventions for healthy newborns, presenting the full safety record – including every death – is not optional; it is a fundamental obligation. This is always true, but in the case of Merck’s clesrovimab, it was especially critical: the FDA skipped presenting the product to its advisory committee on the grounds that it was “not…
China’s North Korea Problem
Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on the Korean Peninsula to new heights. But Pyongyang’s provocations obscure a deeper shift in the region: China’s growing reluctance to rein in its troublesome ally. For years, Beijing has played a crucial role in bringing North Korea to the negotiating table, and it has at times been a key…
Canada to acquire six ship-based UAVs for maritime surveillance
Ottawa will acquire up to six yet-unnamed vertical take-off and landing aircraft from Canadian manufacturer MDA Space for use aboard the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class multi-role frigates. Canada plans to acquire up to six domestically sourced uncrewed aircraft to support maritime surveillance and targeting for Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ships. Ottawa on 5 August announced it has awarded procurement contracts to Ontario-based MDA Space covering a new fleet of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to be operated from the RCN’s Halifax-class…
Is it time for Canada to adopt nuclear weapons?
Decide for yourself based on the facts: Iraq 1997: Nuclear weapons program dismantling is complete. By 2003, US invaded. Ukraine 1991: Ukraine inherits the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world following the collapse of the Soviet Union. 5 years later, it transfers all nuclear warheads to Russia under the Budapest Memorandum in exchange for security assurances. They said “trust us” so I assume everything was fine after that. Libya 2008: Libya completed the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program. 3…
The Land of the Free…Until You Express an Opinion
The following is the introduction to Cancel THIS, a new book by Mike Fairclough. Britain’s cancel culture is a purposely designed social credit system. Say the wrong thing, and you’re done for. One ‘offensive’ tweet? Straight to prison. Say a silent prayer? You’re nicked. Point out that men don’t have wombs, or that climate change hysteria is exaggerated? You’re sacked and shunned. Post a meme that contradicts a government orthodoxy or expresses concerns about illegal immigration? Congrats, you’re now persona non grata and…
How Money Laundering Works In The Art World
Works of art have long been identified, and sometimes even romanticized, as ideal ways for racketeers to launder money. There’s a thread of logic here: the art world typically accommodates those that want to anonymously buy high-dollar paintings, and on top of that, the industry allows large cash deals. For those looking to launder money, it’s difficult to conjure up a more attractive set of circumstances than those. There also seems to be plenty of instances where art has played…
Mediastan (2013) Documentary Film by Wikileaks
Outliers Introduction (Malcolm Gladwell)
INTRODUCTION The Roseto Mystery “THESE PEOPLE WERE DYING OF OLD AGE. THAT’S IT.”out-li-er\-,li(-9)r\ noun something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample 1. Roseto Valfortore lies one hundred miles southeast of Rome in the Apennine foothills of the Italian province of Foggia. In the style of medieval villages, the town is organized around a large central square. Facing the…
The Manipulators’ Playbook – Gigi Foster
Video: TedX talk by Gigi Foster in Australia, October 2024
Did the Feds Label You a Covid “Violent Extremist?”
Biden administration policy-makers hated you more than you knew. From the start of the Covid pandemic, I warned that the feds were vilifying anyone who failed to kowtow to the latest commands. In October 2023, I wrote: “Federal bureaucrats heaved together a bunch of letters to contrive an ominous new acronym for the latest peril to domestic tranquility. The result: AGAAVE—’anti-government, anti-authority violent extremism’—which looks like a typo for a sugar substitute. The FBI vastly expanded the supposed AGAAVE peril by…
Why bonds, not stocks, could predict the next economic crisis in the US
United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs have roiled financial markets globally. But while Trump’s trade salvoes have sent stock markets on a rollercoaster ride, it is the turmoil in the bond markets – specifically the fall of bonds in tandem with stocks – that has prompted the most concern among economists. What are bonds? Bonds are a type of investment that involves the buyer lending money to a government or corporation for a specified period. In return for their investment,…
“History of Racism” page missing from Harvard’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging department site
As archived here. History of Racism Louis Agassiz Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) was a Swiss-born natural scientist, a professor of zoology and geology in the predecessor of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and a prominent supporter of racial segregation and white supremacy. Agassiz was educated and spent his early career in Western Europe (Irmscher, 2013, p. 41-84). He began his scientific career cataloguing fish fossils, work for which he would later win the Wollaston Medal, the proto-Nobel Prize (Irmscher,…
BlackRock will control over 43 ports in 23 countries, including Panama Canal Ports
Video: The asset-management giant BlackRock, which has invested huge amounts in Russian state-owned energy and banks, and which is also invested in rebuilding Ukraine, is now buying property that will give them control over 43 ports in 23 countries, including the ports of Balboa and Cristobal, located at either end of the Panama Canal. Other ports are in Mexico, the Netherlands, Egypt, Australia, Pakistan and elsewhere.
