Oxford University’s Geoegineering Programme defines the process as “the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth’s natural systems to counteract climate change” and a new book, Geoengineering: The Gamble discusses its potential benefits and pitfalls. The author, Gernot Wagner, is a climate economist who teaches at New York University and was the …
Read More »Just as well a deal was struck on the budget… another shutdown might have made Americans realize they don’t need their government
Defaulting, after all, would present a serious danger to the current order, and not for reasons remotely related to ethics and morality, crime and punishment, winning wars, or whatever it is the government is supposed to promote and provide. The last time the government shut down in 2019, the world …
Read More »NASA asked for a new bus to drive astronauts to their Moon rocket… but agency might not like the suggestions
Astronaut transfer van, or Astrovan, was used to drive astronauts to and from the launchpad during the Space Shuttle era, while its predecessor delivered astronaut crews of several Apollo missions. The shiny silver Shuttle-era vehicle became so well-liked by the crews that astronauts reportedly objected to it being replaced, and …
Read More »Biden is hosting a Quad summit to counter the influence of Beijing. How might China respond to being left out in the cold?
The group of four nations is, in all but name, a strategic anti-China pact set up to counter Beijing’s influence over the region, and the foundation stone of the so-called “Indo-Pacific strategy”. That strategy includes not only military co-operation, but also an array of joint initiatives on investment, infrastructure, technology …
Read More »They might be pampered millionaires, but Premier League stars are being cajoled into getting the Covid jab just like everyone else
Footballers are often seen as living in a bubble: pampered and preening, with their every whim attended to by an army of fawning assistants and club staff. Broadly speaking, the perception is that most of the players in the millionaire boys’ club are detached from reality, and thus unafflicted by many of …
Read More »Czech Republic might have to destroy 45,000 AstraZeneca doses as demand for the jab nosedives – media
Some 55,000 doses of the vaccine manufactured by Anglo-Swedish company AstraZeneca and shipped to the Czech Republic are set to expire by the end of October, Czech radio station IROZHLAS reported. While some 10,000 of them are expected to be used to administer second doses, the remaining batches might have …
Read More »Here’s the chilling reality of what daily life might look like under a social-credit system in a so-called democracy
The Covid-19 crisis has given governments worldwide a golden opportunity to roll out a new system of control over their citizens under the guise of protecting their health. Although it’s now clear that Covid jabs don’t prevent contamination or transmission, they have provided our democracies with the perfect pretext to …
Read More »As the West stokes fears the Taliban might seize Pakistan’s nukes, declassified files hint at the CIA’s role in their acquisition
Since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has amassed a vast trove of US-made weaponry. The total value and size of the haul, and the question of whether the group can even in fact use the more high-tech equipment, has been hotly disputed. Nonetheless, numerous US and UK officials, …
Read More »Are the politically left-behind flocking to the Republicans? A new survey suggests that might be the case
A Pew Research survey released earlier this week revealed that Republican views concerning the effects of banks and large corporations on the US dimmed noticeably in the last two years, bringing them close to, if not indistinguishable, from Democrats’ own views. As of July 2021, exactly half of Republicans or …
Read More »Watch out, America! A crisis on the Korean peninsula might just be up next…
The world’s eyes are focused on Afghanistan, so much so that the other potential “flashpoints” around the globe have been forgotten. Nowhere is this more relevant than the Korean Peninsula, where North Korea has voiced firm, yet not overwhelming, opposition to a series of joint military drills taking place this week …
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