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Has Earth Seen Its Last ‘Ice Age’?
Over the next tens of thousands of years, it’s reasonable to assume that humanity will have pioneered numerous ways to geoengineer the planet’s climate on rapid timescales, so another ice age could very well be preventable.
Who Is Safe in Australian Hospitals?
NSW Health conceal Bondi victim’s Jewish identity from hospital staff.
When the Signals Are Ignored
In 2026, decades-long delays between cancer signals and action are no longer defensible. In an era of unprecedented analytic power, the absence of a dedicated mechanism for rapid, independent signal validation represents a profound public health failure.
The Left Was in Tatters Barely a Year Ago – Look at Them Now
It’s clear to me the left just wants illegals in the country. More migrants mean more federal money, which means more fraud and more slush funds to buy elections. And it means more votes to keep them in power. And that’s all they really care about. They clearly don’t care about their constituents.
Perhaps This Isn’t the Answer
How abandoning tech platforms might be a fatally self-inflicted wound.
Will It Really Fix What’s Broken?
A major overhaul of NZ’s local government is underway.
Chambers Announces the Deputy Commissioner of Police
Commissioner Richard Chambers says he has full confidence in the new leadership group, describing them as bringing the experience, competence and integrity needed to support frontline staff and deliver on the priorities of New Zealand Police.
Was Luxon Silly Enough To Say This?
It makes one wonder why on earth the National Party don’t have enough sense to replace their liability of a leader, who is already costing them votes.
It Is Time To Leave the Simulation
The basic human infrastructure required to do anything – discipline – has been quietly but purposefully removed over the last 100 years. Your enemies knew exactly what they were doing.