Three Short News Takes — Diabetes numbers up, life expectancy down, and mRNA vaccines
1. CDC reports 37.3 million adults with diabetes and 96 million with pre-diabetes. Dr. Kellis from Cleveland Clinic notes many are unaware of their insulin resistance. (Sources: nytimes.com, cdc.gov/diabetes) 2.…
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t — A “cloak of invisibility” to shield soldiers from Russian Drones
Stealth Protection for Boots on the Ground Necessity often leads to innovation, especially in wartime gear. Case in point: a new “invisibility cloak” from a Ukrainian scientist to shield locals…
Debasing a Nation’s Currency or Money Supply Is Never a Good Thing
The debasement of currency is a practice with a long history. It refers to the act of decreasing the content of fine metal in coinage, which typically reduces its value.…
US drone test-fires anti-submarine torpedo for the first time
In a pioneering move that garnered global military attention, BAE Systems/Malloy Aeronautics T-600 heavy lift Uncrewed Air System (UAS) successfully launched an inert Sting Ray training torpedo during a NATO…
Never Rule Out America’s Resilient Entrepreneurial Spirit
There’s something incredible about the American spirit, innovation, and the drive of capitalism, especially in the face of challenges. And guess what? We’re proving it once more! The Covid-19 pandemic…
Too much sitting increases your dementia risk, even if you hit the gym regularly.
A new JAMA study shows that those who sit a lot at work or home face a higher dementia risk than folks who sit less. This rings true for even…
Vaccines. Something old, something new. Something borrowed, and different too!!
I have discussed my distrust of the new mRNA vaccines, including how big pharma used an old and trusted vaccination protocol label as cover for the newer mRNA gene manipulation…
Lies, Lies and Damn Statistics? Well, not always, but beware!
Surveys can be biased, but this one from NBC News caught my attention. Is the media’s perspective on President Biden changing? I doubt Biden will run again, and who’s making…
Money Supply Goes Up and So Does Inflation, Interest & Hardships
With inflation, more money means less money in your pocket to buy the things you need. With increases in federal borrowing, then the money you have is worth less, and…
Collective Security: The United Nations (UN) was supposed to be the superhero squad for keeping world peace, but it’s been kinda falling short, you know?
One big problem for the failure of the United Nation’s collective security and the end of global conflicts is that getting all these countries with totally different agendas to agree…