SOCIAL CLIMATE







GOOD LUCK SNEAKING IN HERE ANYMORE
BY: MOLLY LIEBERGALL ... Your days of borrowing mom’s card to grab a rotisserie chicken are numbered … continue reading

DEATH TOLL FROM LANDSLIDE AT UGANDA GARBAGE DUMP
BY: ELIAS BIRYABAREMA ... The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala has risen to 17, a Red Cross official said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors … continue reading

DID GOD FOREWARN ABOUT THE RAPID INCREASE IN TECHNOLOGY & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
BY: DAVID BOWEN ... I knew a day would come when technology would increase rapidly and the world would change in ways we only used to imagine. I knew someday we would wake up … continue reading

ATHEISTS NOW SAY THAT CHRISTIAN ETHICS ARE THE LOGIC SOLUTION
BY: HANNAH NABINTU HERLAND ... Leading atheist intellectuals who have spent a lifetime ridiculing the Christian fundament of their own Western civilization now suddenly have a change … continue reading

AUSTRALIA’S ‘RIGHT TO DISCONNECT’ LAWS ARE HERE
BY: TORY SHEPHERD ... Australia’s ‘right to disconnect’ laws are here. Does this mean no more work intrusions on … continue reading

THE RAPTURE IS THE CATALYST THAT WILL SUDDENLY CHANGE EVERYTHING
BY: JONATHAN BRENTNER ... The globalists themselves seem frustrated at the lack of progress in implementing their agenda. The WEF (World Economic Forum) joined with the UN last fall in recommitting themselves to attaining … continue reading

SOCIAL MEDIA IS JUNK FOOD FOR INFORMATION FORAGERS
BY: CARL T. BERGSTROM & C. BRANDON OGBUNU ... Social media exploits our evolved need for information, feeding us fluff and outright misinformation. A new science of human collective behavior … continue reading

SMARTPHONES REWIRED CHILDHOOD - HERE’S HOW TO FIX IT
BY: JONATHAN HAIDT ... This time, Haidt explains what has confounded so many parents: Why are kids today more anxious than ever, more depressed than ever, more risk-averse than ever, lonelier than ever, and less social than ever? … continue reading

ADDICTION TO DESPOTISM
BY: HAL LINDSEY ... The world’s nations are being strangled by an ever-growing web of laws and regulations. It gets harder and harder to do anything without Big Brother’s … continue reading

THE CHURCH AGE IS WINDING DOWN—AND THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME
BY: JAN MARKELL ... Time flies. Years race by. But, 2024 has been a stunner in many ways. And many events remind me that the world is running out of time before the last act of a major drama plays out … continue reading

IF EVERYONE IS A CONTENT CREATOR — IS ANYONE? [DATA + EXPERT INSIGHTS]
BY: CAROLINE FORSEY ... Quick riddle for you: What do you have in common with podcast hosts, YouTube sensations, TikTok stars, and Instagram influencers? Stumped? … continue reading

COACHES SPEAK OUT AFTER MALE ATHLETE DOMINATES GIRLS' TRACK MEET: 'INJUSTICE'
BY: SAMANTHA KAMMAN ... Brad Anderson is the head track coach for the boys' team at Liberty High School in King County, Washington, while Jason Keniston is the head track coach for the girls' team … continue reading

A SUPERMARKET TRIP MAY SOON LOOK DIFFERENT - THANKS TO ELECTRONIC SHELF LABELS
BY: LOLA MURTI ... Grocery store prices are changing faster than ever before — literally. This month, Walmart became the latest retailer to announce it’s replacing the price stickers … continue reading

WHY 7-ELEVEN PLAYS CLASSICAL MUSIC OUTSIDE ITS STORES
BY: MARK DENT ... This spring at a 7-Eleven near downtown Tacoma, Washington, patrons filled up their gasoline tanks to a surprising soundtrack: the haunting pitch of a classical string … continue reading

SMARTPHONES REWIRED CHILDHOOD - HERE’S HOW TO FIX IT
BY: JONATHAN HAIDT... For the past decade, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has been explaining the human condition to us better than just about anyone else … continue reading

U.S. CONSUMERS HAVE REACHED A BREAKING POINT
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... Never the past several years, the cost of living has been rising significantly faster than paychecks have. As a result, U.S. consumers have reached a breaking point. Delinquency rates are spiking and bankruptcies … continue reading

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS & THE TRANSGENDER MOVEMENT
BY: ROB PACIENZA ... n 82-year-old woman is now taking steps to sue her local YMCA for banning her from its facilities and triggering “mob-like attacks, public humiliation, and widespread … continue reading

CHINA'S AGEING POPULATION: A DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS IS UNFOLDING FOR XI
BY: LAURA BICKER ... Ask 72-year-old farmer Huanchun Cao about his pension and he reacts with a throaty cackle … continue reading

URI BERLINER, A VETERAN AT THE PUBLIC RADIO
BY: URI BERLINER ... You know the stereotype of the NPR listener: an EV-driving, Wordle-playing, tote bag–carrying coastal elite. It doesn’t precisely describe me, but it’s not far off. I’m Sarah Lawrence … continue reading

GANGS EXPLOITING MIGRANTS' STRUGGLES
BY: LINDA PRESSLY ... he influx of migrants across the southern US border has become a critical factor in the US presidential election. But what is little known is the role of drug cartels … continue reading

ANGRY FARMERS IN A ONCE-LUSH MEXICAN STATE TARGET AVOCADO ORCHARDS THAT SUCK UP TOO MUCH WATER
BY: ARMANDO SOLÍS ... VILLA MADERO, Mexico (AP) — As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields … continue reading

TIKTOK WILL NOT BE SOLD, CHINESE PARENT TELLS US
BY: JOÃO DA SILVA ... TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in America … continue reading

MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS COLLAPSING - GOOD RIDDANCE
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... Should any of us be surprised that the news industry is being hit by a massive wave of layoffs? Survey after survey has shown that the American people have lost faith … continue reading

CHRISTIAN SINGER OLIVIA LANE WAS AN ATHEIST UNTIL SHE SAW JESUS IN HER LIVING ROOM
BY: AGOD UPDATES ... Christian singer Olivia Lane Guyton shares her testimony of the moment she went from being an atheist to a Christ follower. It happened when she saw Jesus Christ … continue reading

HOW OFTEN TO CLEAN YOUR SHOWER CURTAIN — AND THESE 6 OTHER BATHROOM ITEMS
BY: ASHLEY WELCH ... Toilet seats, bath mats, and other washroom essentials can harbor various bacteria, viruses, and pathogens that can make us sick, so it’s important to disinfect … continue reading

20-SOMETHINGS WHO SPEAK THEIR MINDS AT WORK ARE THE NEW NORMAL & IT'S CHANGING THE OFFICE FOREVER
BY: ULIANA KAPLAN & SARAH JACKSON ... The pandemic recession-battered generation has lived through a Great Rethink of work that started right as they received their first offer letters. An economy shaped by labor shortages … continue reading

HOW CAN I KNOW IF I HAVE BEEN REBORN?
BY: CT STAFF ... Jesus told a man named Nicodemus that in order to see the kingdom of God (go to heaven) a person must be born again … continue reading

2024 IS THE YEAR OF THE WELLNESS GARDEN
BY: CHRISTIANNA SILVA ... As the thick of winter settles on our patios and yards, you might not be thinking about gardening … continue reading

GEN Z CALLED, & IT WANTS ITS LANDLINE BACK
BY: SARA FRIEDMAN ... Can Gen Z revive the humble landline telephone in time? The Motorola Razr. The Blackberry. The iPhone — for each generation … continue reading

STRIKING FINDINGS FROM 2023
BY: PEW RESEARCH ... Pew Research Center has gathered data around some of this year’s defining news stories, from the rise of artificial intelligence to the debate over affirmative action in college admissions … continue reading

WE ARE FACING A DEMOGRAPHIC COLLAPSE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... Birth rates have plummeted to record lows all over the industrialized world, and this has very serious implications for our future. If something is not done … continue reading

HOW THE “DONUT EFFECT” IS CHANGING THE FACE OF AMERICAN CITIES
BY: NEWS READY STAFF ... The national health crisis changed the real estate market in America. Cities have transformed because of it. Experts are referring to the change as the “donut effect.” … continue reading

STRIKING FINDINGS FROM 2023
BY: PEW RESEARCH ... Pew Research Center has gathered data around some of this year’s defining news stories, from the rise of artificial intelligence to the debate over affirmative action … continue reading

I HAD TO TELL PEOPLE TO NOT CALL 911 DUE TO OVERDOSES FLOODING US, WE’VE BEEN ‘TOO TOLERANT’
BY: IAN HANCHETT ... On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Portland City Commissioner of Public Safety Rene Gonzalez stated that he posted that people shouldn’t call 911 … continue reading

AMAZON LAUNCHES GENERATIVE AI TO HELP SELLERS WRITE PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
BY: MARY BETH WESTMORELAND ... New AI capabilities make it easier for sellers to write engaging, effective product listings, and help shoppers find what they are looking for … continue reading

6 SPIRITUAL SEASONS OF LIFE & HOW TO FLOURISH IN THEM
BY: COURTNAYE RICHARD ... If you examined your life right now, what season would you say you are currently experiencing? Are you in a dry season, waiting-for-something season, grinding season … continue reading

‘REPAIR IS THE NEW COOL’: HOW AMSTERDAM STARTED A FASHION REVOLUTION
BY: EMMA BEDDINGTON ... A new project in the Netherlands employs skilful refugees to mend much-loved clothes – and the idea is spreading fast … continue reading

OPEN BORDERS SETTING UP AMERICA'S OWN SURPRISE ATTACK?
BY: MICHAEL SNYDER ... The U.S. Border Patrol has encountered 72,823 "special interest aliens" on America's borders over the past two years--many from the Middle East--according to an exclusive … continue reading

HAVANA’S ONCE STATELY HOMES CRUMBLE AS THEIR RESIDENTS LIVE IN FEAR OF AN IMMINENT COLLAPSE
BY: ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ ... HAVANA (AP) — The house on Villegas Street, in the heart of Old Havana, looks nothing like the stately two-story home it used to be a century ago … continue reading

IN A WORLD OF INFINITE AI, THE NEW LUXURY ITEM WILL BE HUMANS
BY: ALISTAIR BARR ... Live experiences are the new luxury good," Kevin Hartz said in 2013 when Eventbrite , the ticketing startup he cofounded, got a big new funding round … continue reading

AMERICANS ARE FOLLOWING THE NEWS LESS CLOSELY THAN THEY USED TO
BY: NAOMI FORMAN-KATZ ... Americans are following the news less closely than they were a few years ago, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis … continue reading

HAD TO TELL PEOPLE TO NOT CALL 911 DUE TO OVERDOSES FLOODING US, WE’VE BEEN ‘TOO TOLERANT’
BY: IAN HANCHETT ... On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Portland City Commissioner of Public Safety Rene Gonzalez stated that he posted that people shouldn’t call 911 … continue reading

ARE WE HAVING A MORAL PANIC OVER MISINFORMATION?
BY: JOANNA THOMPSON ... False and inaccurate information runs rampant online. But how much is it actually changing our … continue reading

ATHE HIDDEN WAVE OF EMPLOYEES USING AI ON THE SLY
BY: AKI ITO ... A lot of people are secretly using tools like ChatGPT to get ahead at work — even though their companies have banned AI. Arantza Pena Popo/Insider CheatGPT … continue reading

AMERICANS’ CREDIT CARD DEBT HITS A RECORD $1 TRILLION
BY: ALICIA WALLACE ... Scientists claim to have developed targeted chemotherapy pill that can “annihilate” tumors while leaving healthy cells alone … continue reading

POLL: 32% OF PEOPLE IN THE US HAVE AT LEAST 1 TATTOO
BY: MATTY MERRITT ... Major companies have only recently started to adapt their tattoo policies in an effort to attract new employees … continue reading

WHY ARE PEOPLE MAD AT DISNEY? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
BY: JOHN GULLION ... Disney World and nostalgia … continue reading

THE U.S. IS GIVING AWAY LIGHTHOUSES FOR FREE
BY: TERESA NOWAKOWSKI ... While they are no longer a navigational necessity, the guiding lights have histories worth preserving … continue reading

READING AND MATH SCORES PLUMMET AS RACIAL AND SEXUAL ACTIVISM REPLACE ACADEMICS
BY: PAULA DUPRAZ-DOBIAS ... Since the end of 2022, Switzerland’s biggest aid organisation at the heart of an emblematic … continue reading

READING AND MATH SCORES PLUMMET AS RACIAL AND SEXUAL ACTIVISM REPLACE ACADEMICS
BY: TONY KINNETT/DAILY SIGNAL ... As America's public education system reports the worst literacy and math performance in decades … continue reading

SATANIC TEMPLE LAUNCHES ‘WORSHIP’ TOUR
BY: NATHAN SHAW-FULLER ... The Satanic Temple is back at it again, this time traveling across the nation to oppose Christian … continue reading

FIRST THERE WAS QUIET QUITTING. NOW IT'S BECOME GRUMPY STAYING
BY: JULIANA KAPLAN ... Some workers feel more stuck in their jobs as the labor market finally starts cooling off … continue reading

WORLD’S LARGEST POPULATION: WILL INDIA GAIN OR LOSE?
BY: SOMESH JHA ... India has the world’s largest workforce. But without enough good jobs, that unmatched advantage could prove a disaster … continue reading

AMERICA'S YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AFRAID - VERY
BY: SUSAN MILLIGAN ... Gun Violence, Homelessness, Mental Health Drive Fear in America’s Youth: Survey … continue reading

WHAT DO THESE 10 CRIME-RIDDEN CITIES ALL HAVE IN COMMON?
BY: MICHAEL SYNDER ... All over America, crime has started to spiral out of control. But of course some areas are much worse than others … continue reading

HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AT O’HARE AIRPORT CAUSE AN UPROAR
BY: ARSENIO TOLEDO ... (Natural News) Photos and videos showing massive homeless encampments at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago have caused an uproar among Chicagoans … continue reading

GOLDEN MUG AWARDS: BIGGEST TREND OF 2022
BY: MAX KNOBLAUCH ... Every few months during the pandemic, a video would go viral of a Big Tech employee sharing … continue reading

SURVEY REVEALS WHAT TEENS THINK OF JESUS
BY: ANUGRAH KUMAR ... How do today’s teens across faith groups think about Jesus, the Bible and justice … continue reading

VICTIMS OF RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION IN TURKEY REVEAL WHY CHRISTIAN POPULATION IS DWINDLING
BY: ANUGRAH KUMAR ... Victims of religious oppression in Turkey shared their stories at an event on religious freedom at the European … continue reading

YOUNG PEOPLE TURNING TO SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SPIRITUAL INPUT
BY: ANNE LIM ... Young people are turning to social media to help navigate their spiritual lives … continue reading

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) ADDS 'NON-BINARY' 3RD GENDER CATEGORY FOR MEMBERS
BY: MICHAEL FOUST ... The Presbyterian Church (USA) says it will add a third gender option for “nonbinary/genderqueer” people when it collects data … continue reading

WHY PAGANISM & WITCHCRAFT ARE MAKING A COMEBACK
BY: ANTONIO PAGLIARULO ... On a recent trip to Salem, Massachusetts, I overheard the same question: Is magic really real? For me, the answer is yes … continue reading

HOW SRI LANKA WENT FROM TOPPING LONELY PLANET’S LIST TO ALMOST 30% HUNGER LEVELS
BY: REBECCA L. ROOT & THIN LEI WIN ... Against the backdrop of the pandemic and climate shocks, revenue from tourism and remittances has plunged … continue reading

10 OF THE WORST PRISONS IN THE WORLD
BY: CHERISE THREEWITT & RACHEL DESPRES ... The practice of imprisonment as punishment for crime dates back as far as the 17th century when people — even orphans — were held for minor things or for awaiting … continue reading

READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO KILL YOURSELF
BY: AUDREY DAVIDHEISER ... Suicidal thoughts can nag your awareness even when others celebrate you … continue reading

WILL A RECESSION LEAD TO A RETURN TO THE OFFICE? OR WILL WFH REIGN SUPREME?
BY: JULIET BENNETT RYLAH ... Many have embraced WFH’s benefits, but could a recession change all that? … continue reading

AMIR TSAFATI'S NEWLETTER
BY: AMIR TSARFATI ... One of the most sacred days on the Jewish calendar, it is one of mourning, remembering, and reminding ourselves that we must never let something like this happen … continue reading

JIM BANKS THREATENS TO BLOCK MICKEY MOUSE COPYRIGHT OVER DISNEY’S ‘POLITICAL AND SEXUAL AGENDA’
BY: SEAN MORAN ...House Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) wrote in a letter to Disney CEO Bob Chapek he will fight to rescind … continue reading

FINANCIAL ISSUES TOP THE LIST OF REASONS U.S. ADULTS LIVE IN MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES
BY: D’VERA COHN & JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ & RACHEL MINKIN & RICHARD FRY & KILEY HURST ... Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand the experiences of U.S. adults living in multigenerational households … continue reading

PEOPLE FEELING MORE UNSAFE THAN EVER DESPITE DEVELOPMET GROWTH
BY: IRENE VELICER ... Well-lit streets, decent work, rule of law, access to healthcare, heating and cooling in the home: these are a few things that help people feel … continue reading

12 OF THE HAPPIEST STORIES OF 2021
BY: CHELSEY COX ... From daring rescues to medical breakthroughs, here are 12 OF THE HAPPIEST STORIES OF 2021 … continue reading

FINNISH MAN BLOWS UP HIS TESLA TO PROTEST $22,600 REPAIR COST
BY: LUCAS NOLAN ... Finnish Tesla owner received a repair bill totaling almost half of what he initially paid for the car. His response? … continue reading

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD THE GHISLAINE MAXWELL TRIAL HAS REVEALED
BY: RICHARD SUDAN ... Those potentially embroiled, the supremely powerful and wealthy, you'd think the episode might be generating more headline … continue reading

TACTICS TO CONTROL OUR WORDS, THOUGHTS & BODIES
BY: DEAN CANNON ... Resist Anchorage Assembly’s tactics to control our words, thoughts & bodies … continue reading

HOW 'ONLINE GARBAGE' IS MAKING US MISERABLE
BY: MEAGHAN ELLIS ... With technological advances continuing to evolve, so does the existence of negative media and misinformation … continue reading

AS FOOD AND ENERGY PRICES SOAR, SRI LANKANS GO WITHOUT
BY: SHIHAR ANEEZ ... Sri Lankan government’s efforts to hold on to foreign exchange reserves blamed for creating shortages of basic goods … continue reading

CHUCK TODD: ‘SHOCKING’ NBC POLL SHOWS 71% BELIEVE U.S. IS ON WRONG TRACK — ‘SCARY NEWS FOR THE DEMOCRATS’
BY: PAM KEY ... NBC anchor Chuck Todd debuted a new poll on Sunday’s broadcast of “Meet the Press” which showed 71 percent of Americans believe America … continue reading

UNITED STATES ISSUES ITS 1ST PASSPORT WITH ‘X’ GENDER MARKER
BY: COLLEEN SLEVIN ... The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday … continue reading

HIRING IS A PAIN - THESE 5 COMPANIES SAY A.I. CAN MAKE IT BETTER
BY: REBECCA DECZYNSKI ... Amid the Great Resignation and resulting labor shortage, technology may be your best bet at finding qualified candidates who will actually stay--as long as you use it the right way … continue reading

MYANMAR’S HIDDEN HUNGER
BY: THIN LEI WIN ... Khin, a 59-year-old rice farmer, faced a distressing choice at the height of Myanmar’s monsoon season three months ago: sell a cow, a prized asset for agricultural households, or go hungry … continue reading

WHO ARE THE BIGGEST CRIMINALS?
BY: MICHAEL SNYDER ... Everyone pretty much agrees that we have a major problem with crime in this nation. But when we talk about “crime”, are we all talking about the same thing? … continue reading

WHAT EMPLOYEES WILL & WON'T TOLERATE AT WORK
BY: MARCEL SCHWANTES ... New Report Reveals What Employees Will and Won't Tolerate at Work As 'the Great Resignation' quit rates go up, many workers are determined to improve their work situations … continue reading

'TEEN VOGUE' URGES GEN Z TO MOBILIZE, BUILD ‘SOCIALIST FUTURE’: ‘NO FUTURE UNDER CAPITALISM’
BY: JOSHUA KLEIN ... Teen Vogue' urged its young readers in a recent online publication to “mobilize toward building a socialist future” and “shift the tide in favor of socialism,” describing it as “the only system that will guarantee us a livable planet and life unburdened from economic exploitation, crushing debt, and racial castes … continue reading

'ROARING TWENTIES': ARE WE ENTERING A NEW AGE OF HEDONISM?
BY: CATH POUND ... In exhibition at the Guggenheim Bilbao centres on the 20th Century's wildest and most creative era. What can we learn from the 1920s' many parallels with today, asks Cath Pound. When curator Catherine Hug began planning an art exhibition about "The Roaring Twenties" she had no idea … continue reading

BURNING OUT: THE SILENT CRISIS SPREADING AMONG WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS
BY: DALIAH SINGER ... The 20,000 wildfire fighters risking their lives across the US are also jeopardizing their mental health. Who’s there to help them once they emerge, ash-covered and scarred in ways even they can’t see? Llew had never been so certain of his imminent death … continue reading

16-YEAR-OLD BOY SAVES STRUGGLING HOMELESS MAN IGNORED BY PEDESTRIANS BY PERFORMING CPR
BY: LOUISE BEVAN ... A teen from England has been credited with saving a homeless man’s life. The school student performed CPR on the sidewalk by following instructions given over the phone, helping revive the man before medics arrived … continue reading

‘LIKE HELL WENT TO HELL,’ THE TRAGIC DEMISE OF VENICE BEACH
BY: JAMIE JOSEPH ... World-renowned Venice Beach has long been a place where visitors, residents, and business owners commingled with artists, musicians, and entertainers from all over the country. Over 10 million tourists visit the beach’s famous boardwalk each year, drawn in by the ocean view and the unconventional lifestyle … continue reading

SHEPHERD HAILED FOR SAVING SIX IN DEADLY CHINESE ULTRAMARATHON
BY: BBC NEWS ... “A Chinese shepherd has been hailed as a hero for saving six runners in an ultramarathon race in which 21 died. Zhu Keming said he was grazing his sheep on Saturday in the northern province of Gansu when rain began to fall and temperatures plummeted … continue reading

STATE OF THE WORLD – POVERTY IS WIDESPREAD
BY: ROD DRIVER ... “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings” (former South African President, Nelson Mandela) The world’s population was about 7.8 billion people in 2020 … continue reading

COLOMBIA’S LOOMING WATER CRISIS
BY: MICHELLE LANGRAND ... Colombia is one of the richest countries in freshwater, yet it is grappling with a water crisis. Climate change and decades of industrial oil extraction, mining and farming are threatening water security for a large part of its population … continue reading

7% OF AMERICANS DON’T USE THE INTERNET. WHO ARE THEY?
BY: ANDREW PERRIN & SARA ATSKE ... For many Americans, going online is an important way to connect with friends and family, shop, get news and search for information. Yet today, 7% of U.S. adults say they do not use the internet, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 2021 … continue reading

ARTIST SHOWS THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO WORLDS THAT OUR CHILDREN CURRENTLY LIVE IN BY COMBINING PHOTOS
BY: UĞUR GALLENKUŞ ... Turkish artist Uğur Gallenkuş is showcasing just how tragic the contrast in daily life can be between these two parts of our planet … continue reading

OMA WINS COMPETITION TO DESIGN CHENGDU'S FUTURE SCIENCE CITY
BY: ERIC BALDWIN ... OMA and GMP have been selected as the winners of the Chengdu Future Science and Technology City Masterplan and Design competition in China . The team will develop the first phase of the overall masterplan, which will include an International Educational Park in the west … continue reading

AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES, MORE IN U.S. & EUROPE FEEL MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES
BY: KAT DEVLIN & NICHOLAS KENT ... The novel coronavirus continues to pose weighty challenges for people around the world. Significant shares of the public in the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom say their lives have changed because of the outbreak, according to a new Pew Research Center … continue reading

MOZILLA TOOK THE INTERNET’S VITALS & THE RESULTS ARE CONCERNING
BY: THOMAS SMITH ... 2020 was a big year for the internet. As Covid-19 spread worldwide and many countries descended into monthslong lockdowns, much of daily life moved online. Racial justice, mass surveillance, and America’s contentious elections took center stage, too — both online and off … continue reading

TIME CAPSULE 2020: THE 37 OBJECTS THAT DEFINED THE YEAR
BY: RICHARD FISHER ... If we were to create a time capsule of objects that captured life in 2020, what might we choose? The eyes of future historians are on us now. The year 2020 has been tumultuous, disruptive, exhausting, and pivotal … continue reading

FATHER & MOTHER NO MORE? SWEDEN CONSIDERS INTRODUCTION OF GENDER-NEUTRAL TERMS FOR PARENTS TO SUIT ‘RAINBOW FAMILIES’
BY: RT NEWS ... Sweden is looking to revamp its Parental Code, making it more gender-neutral. The legislation, based on the traditional family, is largely obsolete because modern families “look different,” the country’s equality minister claims. Stockholm has commissioned a special inquiry … continue reading

WE ASKED SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HOW THEY'VE WEATHERED THE PANDEMIC
BY: NICOLE KARLIS ... In April, a month after the pandemic hit the United States, Cliff Hodges was one of millions of small business owners teetering on the brink. Hodges, who ran a small outdoor wilderness club in Santa Cruz , California, a beach town 75 miles south of San Francisco, applied … continue reading

NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE REAL PROBLEM WITH WORKING FROM HOME
BY: JOSEPH GRENNY ... For decades, we’ve commonly believed the further two people were apart physically and organizationally, the lower their estimation of one another was likely to be. Our latest research at VitalSmarts suggests otherwise. The problems with work from home (WFH) don’t emerge because employees are no longer … continue reading

REPORT SOUNDS DIRE WARNING OF NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE
BY: JERRY PIERCE ... The wanton killing of Christians in Nigeria by extremist Muslims has been a “progressive genocide” that is growing, but with scant news coverage and a woefully inadequate response from the international community, says a report released yesterday by the Family Research Council … continue reading

MORAL FAILINGS OF LEADERS COLLAPSED EVEN THE BEST SOCIETIES, FINDS STUDY
BY: PAUL RATNER ... The anthropology study took a deep dive into 30 pre-modern societies and found that even those that had "good" governments were not immune to catastrophic demise. In fact, societies where the government provided goods and services and prevented drastic inequalities of wealth and power, tended to fall apart … continue reading

LIFE LESSONS LEARNED IN MY 40’S THAT I WISH I COULD TELL MY 20-YEAR OLD SELF
BY: GEORGE J. ZIOGAS ... Have you ever said words to the effect of If only I knew then what I know now? You’re not the first person to express such thoughts, and you certainly won’t be the last. Many of us are convinced that if we could go back in time and have a chat with our 20-year old selves … continue reading

TREND REVERSAL: AMERICANS FLEE BIG CITIES FOR SMALL-TOWN LIFE IN RECORD NUMBERS
BY: TARA MERGENER ... Frustrated by Coronavirus restrictions and frightened by the violence popping up in US cities, many people are abandoning the cities they love for lives they hope are simpler and safer. Near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains sits Orange, Virginia with a population of about four thousand … continue reading

MIGRANT CARAVANS RESTART AS PANDEMIC DEEPENS THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER
BY: KATRINA BURGESS ... Members of a U.S.-bound migrant migrant caravan from Honduras have been detained in Guatemala and deported before they could reach Mexico. Though their journey was cut short, the formation of a new caravan reveals that – as in 2018 and 2019 – Central Americans are still fleeing … continue reading

THE REAL PANDEMIC GAP IS BETWEEN THE COMFORTABLE AND THE AFFLICTED
BY: LIBBY WATSON ... Beneath society’s plutocratic layer, America is not as united in the face of crisis as we like to pretend. The stories from the front lines of this country’s abandonment of the poor in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic … continue reading

4 CLASSIC DISNEY MOVIES WITH DEEP MEANINGS YOU HAD NO IDEA ABOUT
BY: ALEXANDER NYLAND, B.A. ... Many classic Disney movies will be familiar to us all. They will have been a large part of many people’s childhood. It is glaringly obvious to see that classic Disney movies have held an important and enduring place within popular culture for most of the last century … continue reading

9 WAYS THAT SOCIALISM WILL MORALLY BANKRUPT AMERICA
BY: THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ... 1. Socialism is being marketed to young people as kind, selfless, and community-focused, 2. Many people are unaware of Socialism’s dismal record, and 3. Young people are not being taught America’s founding principles, so they are unprepared to combat the narratives they hear in their schools and colleges … continue reading

BIG PHARMA EXPOSED: STUDY OF 3 TOP MEDICAL JOURNALS REVEALS THAT MANY MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE
BY: ISABELLE Z. ... If you’ve ever suspected that a medication you’re taking isn’t really doing much to improve your symptoms, it might not just be your imagination: A comprehensive study has shown that a concerning number of medications, medical products and services are simply not effective … continue reading

FACEBOOK LEADS USERS TO HOLOCAUST DENIAL PAGES - WATCHDOG SAYS
BY: BENJAMIN KERSTEIN ... Watchdog group discovers Facebook algorithms directing users to Holocaust denial content. Facebook’s search algorithms routinely send people to content denying the Holocaust, a new investigation by a UK-based watchdog organization has found … continue reading

AFTER THE RAPTURE - LEFT BEHIND
BY: EDITOR ... What happens to life on planet earth after the 'Rapture' has been talked about, debated, given to fiction & nonfiction; but almost certainly never discussed at the dinner table. Talking about life after the 'Rapture' makes many people uneasy & usually ends up upsetting the reader or listerner or simply boring … continue reading

PIVOT TO REMOTE LEARNING
BY: CARL KURLANDER ... Many of the nation’s 57 million K-12 students will spend at least part of the 2020-2021 school year either dealing with distance learning or a hybrid model that keeps them out of classrooms several days a week. They’ll spend lots of time using teleconferencing software, with teachers either … continue reading

‘SMART’ FACE MASK FROM JAPAN TRANSLATES 8 LANGUAGES, BOOSTING COMMUNICATION IN ‘NEW NORMAL’
BY: ELIAS MARAT ... Engineers have designed a smart facial mask that can help not only amplify voices, but can also translate speech into eight different languages. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow with no end in sight in the foreseeable future, face masks have become an essential part of our daily lives … continue reading

GOOGLE DEVELOPING TATTOOS THAT TURN SKIN INTO TOUCHPAD; RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING SKIN-DRAWN MONITOR
BY: AARON KESEL ... Google announced that its working on developing the next futuristic technology beyond smartphones — tattoos that turn the user into a human touchpad. Meanwhile, scientists are developing something way more sinister using similar skin-drawing technology to track its wearer’s movements … continue reading

LEBANON WAS TORN APART BY A CIVIL WAR AND THE U.S. IS GOING DOWN A SIMILAR PATH
BY: VIGILANT CITIZEN ... In 1975, Lebanon descended into a violent civil war that destroyed this once vibrant and prosperous country. Here’s how the U.S. is following in its footsteps. 45 years ago, a horrific civil war broke out in Lebanon. My parents, like millions of other Lebanese people, fled the country, looking for a better life … continue reading

THE DOJ HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AS MORE EVIDENCE EMERGES THAT SOMEONE IS ORCHESTRATING THE VIOLENT RIOTS
BY: MICHAEL SNYDER ... The Department of Justice has announced that it is attempting to determine if there is a “coordinated command and control” behind the violent riots that have erupted all over the United States. In recent days, officials all over the country have used words such as “organized” and “organizers” to describe … continue reading

INDIGENOUS IN COLOMBIA TAKE ON ARMED GROUPS & CORONAVIRUS
BY: HANNA WALLIS ... Jambalo, Cauca, Colombia - Since he was a teenager, Edinson Quiguanas has helped patrol the roadside checkpoints on the outskirts of his Indigenous village in rural Colombia. This time, his orders are different: no one enters and no one leaves. "Before, we protected the community by watching for armed groups … continue reading

WISCONSIN CREAMERY PROVIDES FREE MILK TO COMMUNITY USING ‘KINDNESS COOLER’
BY: KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ ... A Wisconsin creamery is giving away free milk to its local community members who are struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sassy Cow Creamery, located in Columbus, Wisconsin, and owned by brothers James Baerwolf and Robert Baerwolf, is keeping a refrigerator outside the creamery … continue reading

MORE THAN 8-IN-10 AMERICANS CALL MASS MIGRATION A ‘THREAT’ TO U.S.
BY: JOHN BINDER ... More than eight-in-ten American adults call mass migration at least a “threat” to the United States, a survey finds. The latest Pew Research Center survey reveals that the overwhelming majority of Americans see the mass migration of people from one country to another as a threat … continue reading

HOW DEFENSIVE PESSIMISM CAN HELP YOU COPE WITH ANXIETY
BY: SHERRIE HURD, A.A. ... Stop telling people that everything is going to be fine. Sometimes it isn’t, and this is where defensive pessimism helps us cope with that fact. Not everything in the world goes according to plan. Some things go terribly wrong. For optimists, this can be devastating. You see, optimistic people … continue reading

HOMESTEADERS, CATASTROPHISTS RUN FOR THE HILLS TO FLEE U.S. UNCERTAINTY
BY: CAREY L. BIRON ... Survivalists who fear a looming, urban catastrophe are swapping city life for a fresh start off grid and far from civilisation. Cheap housing, deep unease and intense resilience - all forces that are driving a clutch of Americans to swap city life for a fresh start off grid and far from civilisation … continue reading

THE RISE OF CULTS AND CULT LEADERS IN THE LAST DAYS
BY: RICKY SCAPARO ... As we draw near to the end of the Age, One of the things the Lord warned us to watch out for would be the rise of “False Prophets” and “False Messiah’s”. Today, most of call them “Cult Leaders” or “Cults”. History has definitely given us a preview of these over the years with cult leaders that rose up … continue reading

MUM MAKES 12-YEAR-OLD SIGN 17 RULE CONTRACT BEFORE ALLOWING HIM A PHONE
BY: SOPHIE ROBERTS ... Do you worry about giving your child a phone? This mum set boundaries by issuing her son with rules before handing over his mobile. It can be tough for parents to decide when to give their kids phones. Many worry oo much screen time … continue reading

WHY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE WON'T IMPROVE ANYTIME SOON
BY: ANTHONY DUKES AND YI ZHU ... Some of the most hated companies in the U.S. are also the most profitable. Much of this consumer resentment may stem from poor customer service. In fact, most Americans have fought with phone menus, desperately seeking a live service agent to seek a refund. In 2013, Americans spent an average … continue reading

WHY ARE KIDS TODAY LESS PATRIOTIC?
BY: BY: JANE LO ... Why are younger people not really patriotic like me? Why do kids these days not realize why they stand for the flag or the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem? – Kim D., age 17, Goochland, Virginia - The first bell of the day rings at a local school, and a voice blares over the intercom … continue reading

24 VOICES THAT ARE WARNING AMERICA ABOUT WHAT IS COMING, AND MOST OF THEM ARE BEING CENSORED AND PERSECUTED
BY: MIKE SYNDER ...We have reached one of the most critical points in American history, and there should literally be thousands upon thousands of voices sounding the alarm about what is coming. So where are they? This is a question that I have been pondering quite a bit lately. As you will see in this article … continue reading