Would Returning To The Gold Standard Resolve Our Most Pressing Monetary Problems?
Would Returning To The Gold Standard Resolve Our Most Pressing Monetary Problems? Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, We all know the problem with fiat currency: the temptation to print more currency is irresistible, but ultimately destructive. Money in all its forms attracts quasi-religious beliefs and convictions. This makes it difficult to discuss with […]
Twister Chaos Tears Through Texas, Five Dead, Dozens Injured
Twister Chaos Tears Through Texas, Five Dead, Dozens Injured A tornado struck a community north of Dallas, Texas, on Saturday night, resulting in at least five fatalities and dozens of injuries. Footage of the aftermath, shared on X, is shocking. Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington told AP News that five were dead and dozens were […]
New US $275M Munitions Package Only Prolongs Ukraine’s Agony, Russia Says
New US $275M Munitions Package Only Prolongs Ukraine’s Agony, Russia Says On Friday the Biden administration revealed a new $275 million aid package for Ukraine, to address its “urgent battlefield needs” – and which is said to include a large infusion of desperately needed artillery shells. US sources have estimated that Russian artillery outpaces Ukraine’s at ten to […]
EU Says ChatGPT Outputs Too Much False Information To Comply With Rules
EU Says ChatGPT Outputs Too Much False Information To Comply With Rules Authored by Tristan Greene via CoinTelegraph.com, While the assessment remains ongoing, OpenAI appears to have made little in the way of progress since 2023… The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the first progress report from its “GPT taskforce” and the news isn’t […]
The Greeks Are Biggest Worriers About Their Financial Future
The Greeks Are Biggest Worriers About Their Financial Future With the cost of living crisis and inflation having shot up in the last few years, many households are starting to look nervously at their bank balance. This feeling is particularly pronounced in Greece, according to survey data conducted by Statista’s Consumer Insights, where as many as six in ten people said […]
Poland’s New “Russian Influence Commission” Aims To Influence The Next Presidential Election
Poland’s New “Russian Influence Commission” Aims To Influence The Next Presidential Election Submitted by Andrew Korybko The reality is that Russian influence is non-existent in Poland due to the legacy of its former conservative-nationalist government. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared that he’s establishing a “Russian influence commission” to investigate alleged examples of this from […]
Treason Of The Intellectuals And Danger From Within
Treason Of The Intellectuals And Danger From Within Authored by William Brooks via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), “The enemies from within are more dangerous to me than the enemies from the outside,” said Republican Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump, at a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on May 11, 2024. The United States flag […]
How Much Of India’s Wastewater Is Left Untreated?
How Much Of India’s Wastewater Is Left Untreated? As is the case with rapid population growth and urbanization in many so-called developing nations, waste management becomes a problem not only in rural areas but also in densely populated cities. As Statista’s Florian Zandt details below, a textbook example of this growth outpacing infrastructural capacities is the situation […]
Hidden Food Threat: Experts Warn Of Dangers Of RNAi Crops
Hidden Food Threat: Experts Warn Of Dangers Of RNAi Crops Authored by Sayer Ji via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Imagine a technology that could genetically rewire organisms in real-time, silencing critical genes across entire ecosystems with unknown effects. Sounds like science fiction? It’s not. It’s the reality of a new class of pesticides harnessing […]
These Are The World’s Wettest (And Driest) Countries
These Are The World’s Wettest (And Driest) Countries From tropical rainforest nations to the sandy deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, the world’s wettest and driest countries are a study in contrasts. In the chart below, Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao maps and ranks the countries that receive the highest and lowest average annual […]