Slowly but surely, the world is transforming into a 1984-Robocop-Terminator-Minority Report–Judge Dredd fusion dystopia. And while we wait for Elon Musk’s dancing humanoid robot (wonder how much the deposit on that particular pipe dream will be), Singapore is wasting no time, and according to Mothership the small Asian nation is deploying ground robots on trial… Continue reading Robocop Is Here: Singapore Deploys Robots To Detect “Undesirable Behavior” Including Groups Of “More Than Five People”
Does the Bible Teach We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)
Podcast: Download MYS119: For centuries, Jews and Christians have read the Bible and thought the Earth is only a few thousand years old. But the scientific revolution claimed it’s billions of years old. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what does the biblical and scientific evidence really say, how is it being misread, and by… Continue reading Does the Bible Teach We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)
How Ancient War Trickery Is Alive in Math Today
Imagine you’re a general in ancient times and you want to keep your troop counts secret from your enemies. But you also need to know this information yourself. So you turn to a math trick that allows you to achieve both aims. In a morning drill you ask your soldiers to line up in rows… Continue reading How Ancient War Trickery Is Alive in Math Today
Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
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