Why We Don’t Know the Animal Origins of the Coronavirus

Over the past century, many notable viruses have emerged from animals to cause widespread illness and death in people. The list includes the pathogens behind pandemic influenza, Ebola, Zika, West Nile fever, SARS and now COVID, brought on by the virus SARS-CoV-2. For all of these microbes, the animal species that served as the original source… Continue reading Why We Don’t Know the Animal Origins of the Coronavirus

No Need to Read Between the Lines: How Clear Shifts in Nordic Strategies Create Opportunities for the United States to Enhance Arctic Security

The United States has historically aimed to counter Soviet and Russian military threats and strategic influence in the European Arctic and its principle adjoining countries—Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Although these countries have traditionally enjoyed strong relations with the United States, they have equally showed a steadfast reluctance to provoke the Russian military and endanger close… Continue reading No Need to Read Between the Lines: How Clear Shifts in Nordic Strategies Create Opportunities for the United States to Enhance Arctic Security

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Housing’s On Fire… Literally: Burned-Out Boston Home Selling ‘As Is’ For $400K

If you’re looking for more evidence the housing market is in a bubble, look no further than this single-family home in Melrose, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts.  A little more than a month ago, the 1,857 sqft, three-bedroom home built in the 1960s was severely damaged in a fire where much of the inside was… Continue reading Housing’s On Fire… Literally: Burned-Out Boston Home Selling ‘As Is’ For $400K

New Books in the Bible? (& More Weird Questions)

Podcast: Download MYS076: It’s time for more weird questions with Jimmy Akin, including this time new books in the Bible; Heaven on another planet; impeaching the Pope; time travel & the Eucharist; marrying aliens; zombie apocalypses; and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google… Continue reading New Books in the Bible? (& More Weird Questions)

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Of Course The Taliban Are PSYOP Experts! They Don’t Have Much Competition!

  I ran across an MSN article dated June 22, 2021. “The Taliban Are Winning the War of Words in Afghanistan as morale falters” (see: https://bit.ly/3qmDhQt). The article began: “As Afghanistan’s armed forces cede and regain ground in the searing summer offensive against the Taliban, they are losing a propaganda war that is affecting the… Continue reading Of Course The Taliban Are PSYOP Experts! They Don’t Have Much Competition!

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How Autonomous Weapons Could Be More Destabilizing Than Nukes

Authored by James Dawes via TheConversation.com, Autonomous weapon systems – commonly known as killer robots – may have killed human beings for the first time ever last year, according to a recent United Nations Security Council report on the Libyan civil war. History could well identify this as the starting point of the next major arms race, one… Continue reading How Autonomous Weapons Could Be More Destabilizing Than Nukes

Ancient Astronauts, Indian Burial Grounds, St. Malachy and More Patron Questions

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/MYS078.mp3 Podcast: Download MYS078: We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli to answer their questions and make them available exclusively to them first and then later to the whole audience in a special bonus release. This time, we have a very broad range of questions. Get all new episodes… Continue reading Ancient Astronauts, Indian Burial Grounds, St. Malachy and More Patron Questions

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