Ignorance Is Bliss
The Guardian and Associated Press report that the Trump administration is repeatedly ignoring federal court orders, especially in immigration cases, with roughly one in eight orders being defied. A nationwide injunction blocking mass deportations has been cited as a key example, and more than 700 lawsuits have been filed to compel compliance. Critics describe the judiciary as increasingly activist, arguing that this trend undermines the separation of powers and the rule of law. The piece frames the conflict as a broader battle over constitutional checks and balances during Trump’s second term.
Meat Market
Amsterdam announced it will ban all public advertisements for meat, effective 2026, making it the first world capital to prohibit such ads. The measure also extends to fossil‑fuel promotions, including cars, flights and oil, as part of the city’s aggressive...
Dirty Mouth
Researchers observed Barbary macaques on Gibraltar’s Rock eating red clay after consuming tourist‑provided junk food such as chocolate, ice‑cream and chips. Over two years, 46 distinct dirt‑eating incidents were recorded among 230 monkeys, a behavior absent in a nearby troop...
The Last Men: In Conversation with Carl Benjamin
In this episode, host interviews Dr. Charles Cornish Dale (aka Rorick Nationalist) about his new book *The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity*. They explore how liberal democracy, as described by Francis Fukuyama, promotes a "isothymic" desire for...
Gut Feeling
A new study comparing gut microbiomes across industrial and hunter‑gatherer populations found that microbes in industrial societies recycle estrogen up to seven times faster, reactivating the hormone instead of excreting it. Formula‑fed infants showed three times greater estrogen‑recycling capacity than...
What the Crisis of Masculinity Literature Misses About Testosterone
Camille Paglia’s new book, *The Last Men*, reignites a debate that the "crisis of masculinity" narrative largely ignores biology, especially testosterone. Recent studies such as the Massachusetts Male Aging Study show a roughly 1% yearly decline in men’s testosterone for...
STOMP
The term “microplastic” entered mainstream science after a 2004 *Science* paper, but plastic production has surged to over 9 billion tons since 1950, half of it after 2004. New studies show 43 trillion particles deposited annually on Swiss snow and a 50 %...