The Rollercoaster Ride Ahead: 15 Years Of Extreme Distortions Will Be Unwound
The Rollercoaster Ride Ahead: 15 Years Of Extreme Distortions Will Be Unwound Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The rollercoaster ride is about to get “fun,” as in unpredictable, volatile and unnerving for those normalized to extreme distortions “fixing” all things financial. Humans have a knack for normalizing extremes. We quickly habituate to conditions […]
UK High Court Upholds Govt. Emergency Ban On Puberty Blockers
UK High Court Upholds Govt. Emergency Ban On Puberty Blockers A High Court judge in London on Monday upheld the British Government’s emergency ban on puberty blockers, citing a study which found “very substantial risks and very narrow benefits” in support of the decision. (Getty Images) According to a review commissioned by England’s National Health […]
These Are The 10 Busiest Ports In The World, By Cargo Traffic
These Are The 10 Busiest Ports In The World, By Cargo Traffic In 2024, nine of the world’s 10 busiest ports are located in Asia, underscoring the eastward shift in global trade flows. Due to supply chain shifts and deeper integration, intraregional trade within Asia has grown significantly. In the 1990s, over 70% of Asian […]
Here’s How Many Hours Europeans Work Each Week
Here’s How Many Hours Europeans Work Each Week There’s an old joke: are you working hard, or hardly working? “Hard work” is difficult to measure, but it is possible to know who’s working the longest. This heatmap, via Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao, visualizes the average hours Europeans work each week by country, as sourced from Eurostat’s Labor […]
The UN’s Green Agenda Will Spark Famine
The UN’s Green Agenda Will Spark Famine Authored by Thi Thuy Van Dinh via The Brownstone Institute, “We The Peoples of the United Nations determined…to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,” – United Nations Charter Preamble (1945) This is the second part in a series looking at the plans of […]
The Mandarinate: The 3rd-Party That Isn’t On The US Election Ticket
The Mandarinate: The 3rd-Party That Isn’t On The US Election Ticket Authored by Amir Taheri via The Gatestone Institute, Barring another surprise “event,” the coming US presidential showdown is likely to be a duel between former President Donald Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris. That duel, if it goes through, will include a number of new […]
Defense Secretary Orders Review Of 20 Medals Of Honor Awarded For Wounded Knee
Defense Secretary Orders Review Of 20 Medals Of Honor Awarded For Wounded Knee Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a review of the Medals of Honor awarded to 20 U.S. Army soldiers for their role in a deadly armed clash at Wounded Knee Creek, […]
San Diego Postpones Discussion On 1,000-Bed Shelter Proposal To September
San Diego Postpones Discussion On 1,000-Bed Shelter Proposal To September Authored by Sophie Li via The Epoch Times, Discussion on San Diego’s plan to lease and convert a commercial building into a long-term 1,000-bed homeless shelter and resource center is now postponed until September, the mayor announced July 25. The San Diego City Council voted […]
These Are The Fastest Growing Housing Markets In The US
These Are The Fastest Growing Housing Markets In The US This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu, shows the top 10 fastest-growing housing markets in the U.S., based on the growth of their housing stock between 2013 and 2022. Housing stock refers to the total number of homes (houses and apartments) within an area. All […]
Nebraska Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Bill Restricting Abortion, Gender-Altering Procedures
Nebraska Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Bill Restricting Abortion, Gender-Altering Procedures Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a law combining abortion restrictions with limits to gender-altering procedures for minors does not violate the state’s constitution, which requires bills to be confined to a […]