SCARE TACTICS: U.S. government gives Moderna $176 million to develop mRNA bird flu vaccine for next fake scamdemic The U.S. government has given $176 million to Moderna with the intention of developing an mRNA vaccine against avian influenza. The government funds were coursed through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an agency under the…

Russia UNAFFECTED by massive Crowdstrike IT glitch that hit Microsoft systems worldwide While most of the world was affected by the July 19 glitch that hit Microsoft systems, it had no effect on Russia. According to media reports, the outage was caused by a faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The update disconnected computers and servers…

U.K. report: Halting puberty blockers DOES NOT increase suicide ideation in gender-confused youth A recent independent review has found no evidence that halting the prescription of puberty blockers to transgender-identifying children leads to a significant rise in suicides. The review, commissioned by the government of the United Kingdom and conducted by psychiatrist Louis Appleby, head of…

Now in my sixties, I’ve noticed that my balance is not as good as it used to be. I need to be a little more careful in the shower. Walking on uneven ground also demands a little more attention. Apparently, I’m right on schedule… It seems that balance is something that tends to be better…

Texas Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies at age 74, was part of Secret Service oversight committee Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), the mind behind establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, was reported dead this week after a failed battle with pancreatic cancer. Back in June, Lee announced to the world that she had been diagnosed…

One of the downsides of living in a city is there’s usually not enough room to have a garden. And that’s a shame because gardening comes with health benefits beyond growing your own organic food or favorite succulents… For starters, it’s a great outdoor activity that supports good joint health and reduces stress. Even better,…

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest United Nations body for hearing disputes between states, has ruled 14-1 that Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and should come to an end "as rapidly as possible" as it issued an unprecedented and sweeping condemnation of Jerusalem's rule over the lands it captured…

The world got a taste of just how badly our over-reliance on technology can backfire on Friday when a tech outage disrupted 911 systems and hospital operations, grounded flights and brought online banking and businesses to a standstill around the world. Many people were caught off guard by the sheer severity of the issues caused by…

Lawmakers urge Federal Trade Commission to take action against ONLINE ADS for junk foods A group of lawmakers has called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to tackle online advertisements for junk foods ostensibly aimed at younger viewers. The bipartisan group of lawmakers led by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) made the request in a June…

If you know anything about hepatitis C, you’re probably aware that it’s a liver disease. But what most people don’t know is that it’s also associated with cardiovascular disease. Hep C can dramatically increase the odds of coronary artery disease, heart attack and even stroke. It’s turning out, though, that there’s one thing common among…