Researchers Discover a Potential Cause for Parkinson's
STORY AT-A-GLANCE In May 2023, researchers from the University of Helsinki linked a strain of Desulfovibrio bacteria as a causative agent of Parkinson's disease.
John Foo
Wildfire Smoke in North America Threatens Pregnancy Rights
Canada’s wildfires have led to unpleasantly hazy skies and unhealthy air across large swathes of North America.
WHO launches new “digital health initiative”
On Monday, the World Health Organization and European Union announced the launch of their new “partnership”, building on the EU’s “highly successful” digital certification network, which was introduced during the “pandemic”.
From the WHO’s website [emphasis added]:
WHO will take up the European Union (EU) system of digital
Is AI the end of the world or the beginning of something new?
AI is the end of the world! In something out of the start of a horror movie, this week top artificial intelligence researchers called for major regulation of the technology, releasing a one-sentence letter:
“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks
Covid Related News: The threat is not Russia or China; it’s Big Pharma and Big Tech
Below is a collection of articles from the last few days which you may have missed. They detail fears of covid cover-ups, an admission that “zero” healthy young Israelis died from covid, natural immunity was ignored by NIH, studies showing over-vaccinating causes autoimmune disease and cancer while childhood hyper-vaccination causes
It's Been Three Years. Can You Hear Me Now?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE This story is about how to get through to the ones who are still under the "COVID spell." I would also like to poke the most inconvenient elephant in the room, and I would like to do so with love.
"How Do We Get Through to Them?"
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Dr. Rashid Buttar: There is something of a critical nature we all need to be aware of
“There is something of a critical nature that we all need to be aware of,” Dr.
Scientists Claim They Can Convert Humidity into Energy Using Almost Any Material
In a discovery that is likely to excite opponents of the fossil fuel industry, scientists claim to have developed technology that can use any material to generate energy out of thin air, provided the air is humid enough.
The study, led by University of Massachusetts at Amherst engineering professor Jun
Kenya: End Abusive Policing of Protests
(Nairobi) – Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, Kenyan authorities have failed to take sufficient action to hold police officers and their commanders to account for killings and attacks on protesters and other people, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Kenya said today.
The Independent Policing Oversight
Remembering the Paris Commune
The original version of this article was first published in the before times – back in the heady days of 2015 – when OffG was only a few weeks old, and our readership could be counted on the fingers of an inattentive lathe operator. Since, this year, the anniversary falls on a
Catte’s Corner: Covid, virus theory & the painted goat
Imagine…A man has sold you what he claims is a black goat.
You take it home and discover it’s not a black goat at all, it’s a white goat painted in Dulux black emulsion.
You have two options to show the man deceived you so you can
PMS and Psychedelics: Follow the Moon
Psychedelics and menstruation may not be a common combination in conversation.
OffG’s Quick Take: Mizzy, the walking strawman
Another day, another quick take.
Pfizer donations to organisations in 2021
Aaron Siri tweeted a summary of donations made by Pfizer in 2021 to American universities, hospitals, medical associations, cancer organisations and medical organisations. “Pfizer donations to [those] organisations in 2021, of course, had no influence on those organisations’ Covid-19 vaccine guidance,” he tweeted with maybe more than a hint of
Macron and Replacement Migration: How raising the pension age led to a French dictatorship
French President Emmanuel Macron recently triggered Clause 49.3 of the French Constitution (applicable since 1958) to force a raising of the pension age from 62 to 64 without the consent of France’s parliament, the Assemblée Nationale. This is a form of governance otherwise known as dictatorship.
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