We discuss how Truth Decay is fueling Americans’ vaccine hesitancy; the debate over vaccine patent waivers; how the shift to remote work is reinforcing inequalities; preventing the Capitol attackers from becoming martyrs; the Arctic region’s role in climate and national security; and whether the U.S. government should invest in a GPS backup. Photo by Jose… Continue reading Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
How Padre Pio Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Christian Mysticism
Last year I read a compilation of stories about Padre Pio. The book – and Pio as a mystic- had been dogging me for a while, almost begging me to stop holding onto my fear of Christian mysticism in the wake of years as a New Ager. But finally, I acquiesced and made my way… Continue reading How Padre Pio Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Christian Mysticism
Soros’ Dream: To Turn China Into A Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity
Authored by Michael Hudson via Counterpunch.org, In a Financial Times op-ed, “Investors in Xi’s China face a rude awakening” (August 30, 2021), George Soros writes that Xi’s “crackdown on private enterprise shows he does not understand the market economy. … Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has collided with economic reality. His crackdown on private enterprise has been a… Continue reading Soros’ Dream: To Turn China Into A Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity
Does Science Show We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)
Podcast: Download MYS120: After having considered the faith perspective on whether we must believe the Earth is relatively young, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli now turn to the scientific evidence for whether Earth is young or old, including radiometric dating and changing physical constants. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using… Continue reading Does Science Show We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)
Any Reform of Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Must Include Environmental Justice
After four years of an agenda that favored polluters, a new day is dawning at the Department of the Interior. In March, communities across the country rejoiced in Secretary Deb Haaland’s historic confirmation to lead the biggest and most powerful land management agency in the country. Now, she’s taking the opportunity to pursue real reforms… Continue reading Any Reform of Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Must Include Environmental Justice
PSYOP and Covid
Unless you’re in a cave, in which case, you wouldn’t be reading this anyway, your life has been tremendously impacted by the Covid-19 virus. Here in California, Governor Newsome has placed our National Guard on alert on March 17, 2020. As the governor noted in his press release (see: https://bit.ly/33IaACt) “As Californians make sacrifices… Continue reading PSYOP and Covid
State Department, Then Taliban, Reportedly Blocking Private Rescue Planes From Departing Afghanistan
Several reports began to trickle in over the weekend about planes stuck in Afghanistan which are trying to evacuate stranded Americans and Afghan allies. In this satellite image taken on Friday, planes can be seen near the main terminal of the airport in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.Credit…Maxar Technologies/Reuters While a ‘senior Congressional source’ told CBS News on… Continue reading State Department, Then Taliban, Reportedly Blocking Private Rescue Planes From Departing Afghanistan
Science, Starlight, and the Age of the Universe (Creationism, Creation Science)
Podcast: Download MYS121: Supporters of a young Earth challenge the scientific consensus on the dating of the Earth and the universe, claiming radiometric dating doesn’t say what others claim and that distant starlight isn’t billions of years old. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the claims and give their bottom line. Get all new episodes… Continue reading Science, Starlight, and the Age of the Universe (Creationism, Creation Science)
A Massive Subterranean ‘Tree’ Is Moving Magma to Earth’s Surface
But seismology is not omniscient. Seismic waves can detect structures within the mantle, but they cannot reveal every characteristic of those structures. “You can slow down a seismic wave by heating a material up,” said Harriet Lau, a geophysicist at the University of California, Berkeley. But a change in the rock’s mineral makeup can achieve… Continue reading A Massive Subterranean ‘Tree’ Is Moving Magma to Earth’s Surface
Will the United States Declare Freedom from COVID-19 Too Soon?
Date Meets Biden’s Goal Daily Deaths Probability 7/4/21 FALSE 2.62E-07 0.05 7/4/21 FALSE 3.14E-07 0.1 7/4/21 FALSE 3.83E-07 0.2 7/4/21 FALSE 4.29E-07 0.3 7/4/21 FALSE 4.68E-07 0.4 7/4/21 FALSE 5.13E-07 0.5 7/4/21 FALSE 5.62E-07 0.6 7/4/21 FALSE 6.26E-07 0.7 7/4/21 FALSE 7.17E-07 0.8 7/4/21 FALSE 8.54E-07 0.9 7/4/21 FALSE 9.68E-07 0.95 7/4/21 TRUE 2.14E-07 0.05… Continue reading Will the United States Declare Freedom from COVID-19 Too Soon?