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There’s Something Strange About Ayahuasca: Evidence, Risks, and the Path to Safer Practice
Ayahuasca occupies an unsettling space where ancient ritual meets modern tourism. This Amazonian brew, crafted from Banisteriopsis caapi and DMT-containing leaves, has attracted thousands to ceremonies and many more to clinical trials. This surge has produced two parallel narratives: researchers highlighting both benefits and transient harms, alongside media stories of ceremonies ending in trauma or […]
When ‘Enhancement’ Becomes Replacement: The Ethics of Merging AI, Brain Implants, and Artificial Wombs
Warnings that “AI will eat your soul” may attract attention, but the convergence of brain implants, reproductive engineering, and AI augmentation is a technical reality with clear milestones. By the mid-2020s, companies transitioned from lab animals to human subjects, leading clinicians to confront vital questions about consent, neural privacy, and the line between therapy and […]
Global Internet Outage, Russian Explosions, and the H5N5 Rumor Storm: Separating Systemic Failure from Social Panic
On November 18, 2025, a configuration error at an internet infrastructure firm triggered a global outage, taking X, ChatGPT, and hundreds of other services offline for several hours. Close in time, investigators and open-source monitors documented multiple explosions and fires at Russian energy and military sites during mid-November, igniting a separate wave of geopolitical alarm. […]
Inside the Panic: UVB‑76 ‘Doomsday Radio’, Polish Rail Sabotage, and the Viral Nuclear Rhetoric Problem
Late in November 2025, a peculiar sequence of events—a mysterious shortwave silence, sabotage on a Polish rail artery, and viral claims concerning assassination plots advocating nuclear attacks—pushed an already anxious public toward doomsday thinking. The technical realities and the media narrative portray two stories: one about verifiable incidents that alter risk calculations and another about […]
‘We’re Doomed?’ Roman Yampolskiy’s 99.9% Extinction Claim and What Experts Actually Mean
When a respected AI safety researcher asserts there’s a 99.9% chance that superintelligent AI will eradicate humanity within a century, people take notice. Roman Yampolskiy, a computer scientist and author recognized for his views on the challenges of AI control, shared that estimate during a 2024 interview that quickly gained traction. This figure resonated like […]
The Secrets John McAfee Took to His Grave: Janice McAfee, Conspiracy, and Digital Myth
John McAfee excelled at complicating any simple narrative about his life—right to the end. In June 2021, Spanish authorities found the antivirus pioneer dead in his Barcelona prison cell. This discovery came hours after a court approved his extradition to the U.S. on tax charges. His death sparked speculation: did McAfee die by suicide, or—as […]
Does a DeWalt Laser Prove Simulation Theory? Physics, Experiments, and the Unexplained
The simulation hypothesis continues to fascinate, especially when viral videos claim everyday tech like a DeWalt laser can “crack reality.” The buzz arises from YouTube clips and forum posts where users shine lasers through smoke or mist, fixating on cryptic grid patterns, “codes,” or glitches. For the gullible, it’s proof we live in a cosmic […]
China Travel Warnings, Nuclear Strike Drills, and Russian Warships: Signals of Rising Global Tension in 2025
The world is entering a new cycle of geopolitical risk. A surge of “do not travel” warnings, civil defense drills, and naval posturing reveals how nations shape public perception and policy. Recent developments—amplified by digital rumor—highlight a troubling trend: major powers now regularly telegraph their moves for deterrence and domestic theater, escalating uncertainty both at […]
Psyops and the Anatomy of Manipulation: From Atrocity Propaganda to UFO Cover-Ups
When truth slips through cracks, psyops patch them—often with suitable agitprop. From wartime atrocities to government ambiguity over UFOs, emotionally charged narratives are as old as modern conflict. What if the biggest secret about psyops isn’t the black-budget tech but the repetitive patterns used to shape perception? Atrocity Propaganda: Dead Babies and the Emotional High […]