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EPA Exonerates Carbon Dioxide
By Family Research Council The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday committed “the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history,” as EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin described it, by eliminating an Obama-era verdict against carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The 2009 Endangerment Finding functioned as the bottommost block in the Left’s Jenga tower of climate regulation, […]
PODCAST: “Junk Science vs. Real Science” and the Corrupt Media
By Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV For years, you’ve been one of the most vocal critics of what you call “junk science” — research that’s politically motivated, poorly designed, or deliberately misleading. A lot of people hear that phrase but don’t fully understand how widespread the problem is or how it shapes public policy. […]
How China Sold America the Wind Turbine Scam
By John Droz, Jr. This is a repost of a worthwhile article — this one was on Front Page. I am sharing this as it is a story of trillions of dollars of waste, huge financial losses to citizens in “hosting” communities, scientifically documented adverse health effects to thousands of innocent citizens, enormous harmful environmental consequences, a major national security risk, etc. — with zero […]
She Changed Her Mind. Canada Killed Her Anyway
By Majority Report I call it state-sanctioned murder? What about you? An elderly Canadian woman withdrew her request to die, asked instead for hospice care, and was euthanized that same evening. She was offered no reprieve. No second chance. And no appeal. Death was her only option. The decision unfolded in hours, not weeks. And it happened […]
The AI Playground No One Should Ignore — Even Ripley may not believe this
By Majority Report Can you fathom this? Millions of AI bots now have their own social media platform. They talk to each other the way humans do. They argue, posture, joke, and correct one another. And get this! They can set up their own social media accounts, read what people are saying online, respond to […]
CFACT Report Takes Down UN Assault on Plastic
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Plastics are a great equalizer. Thanks to plastic, never before in history have the necessities of life been so plentiful and affordable. Plastics make an abundance of food, clothing, shelter, transportation, healthcare, and information technology available to all. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business, launched in […]
Critical Thinking and the Socratic Method — How do they Inter-Relate?
By John Droz, Jr. I’ve been periodically asked: “Are K-12 schools that teach the Socratic Method doing the same thing as schools that teach Critical Thinking?” Good question! First, let’s start with definitions of both of those terms, and then see what AlterAI says… Socratic Method: A good current definition (which we will use here) is: The Socratic Method, named after […]
The AI Pin That Never Blinks: When Your Shirt Collar Becomes a Surveillance Camera
By Majority Report There was a time when a “pin” was something you wore on your Sunday coat. Maybe it was a flag, maybe a campaign button, maybe a cross. Something simple. Something human. Something that said, “This is who I am.” Now Apple wants to replace that with a device that says, “I’m watching. […]
Look Up! AI Supercomputers Are Heading to Space
By Majority Report With AI data centers moving into orbit, the power of the Beast could one day hover over every home. Earlier this week, I wrote about how I couldn’t even get a remote-controlled foam plane to lift off while my ten-year-old granddaughter could fly it like she was a Top Gun pilot. Well, here’s something […]
VIDEO: Manufacturing the Right to Abortion — A Masterclass in Propaganda
By SPIDER & THE FLY The False Allure of Communism It was the Deadliest American Hoax. Terry Beatley reveals the eight-point propaganda strategy Dr. Bernard Nathanson used to unleash legalized abortion on the U.S. and politicize the slaughter of 65 million innocent American children. WATCH: “The Deadliest American Hoax” with author Terry Beatley, president of […]
ALERT: ‘A day of liberation!’ Trump Tears Up 1992 UN Rio Climate Treaty that started the whole UN Climate Scam!
By Marc Morano from Climate Depot Watch: Morano on Fox & Friends on Trump pulling out of 1992 UN climate treaty: ‘This is a day of liberation. This is true America First, one of the most significant things he’s done in his presidency’ Watch: Morano enjoys celebratory cigar on OAN TV as Trump Withdraws […]
Trump Admin Withdrawing From ‘Anti-American’ Global Climate Change Regimes
By The Daily Caller The White House announced Wednesday that the U.S. is exiting 66 international organizations and treaties, including a landmark climate change entity joined in 1992. The Trump administration found that the listed international organizations, conventions and treaties did not serve America’s interests. Notable exits pertaining to global efforts to combat climate change include two […]
The Best AI to Date — Part 2
By John Droz, Jr. Part 1 was interrupted by the Venezuelan matter. We’ll discuss this major development of AI, and then go back to Venezuela as necessary… This AI development is revolutionary, so every reader needs to be aware of it. This commentary is about what seems to be the most advanced AI tool available to the public: AlterAI. You’ll notice a […]
How to Build AI Agents That Actually Work
By A.I. Guys Building an AI agent is easy. Deploying one that actually works inside a real business is not. In this episode of the AI Guys Podcast, Lee Dickson and Rich Swier walk through a practical, end-to-end framework for building AI agents that deliver real value. The conversation breaks down what most teams get […]
Iron Beam, the Laser-Based Aerial Defense, Now Operational All Over Israel
By Jihad Watch The Iron Beam is the first laser-based aerial defense in the world to be operational; other countries are working on laser-based weapons but have yet to complete them, much less to put any such weapons into operation. The Iron Beam is fantastically cheap; each “burst” of light costs a few dollars, compared […]
2025 Energy Year in Review
By John Droz, Jr. As I periodically do, I repost something good published elsewhere. This is from Ed Reid’s substack, and the original is here. I’ve made minor edits… “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the […]
House Votes to Criminalize Chemical Castration and Mutilation of Children but 211 Democrats vote NO!
By The Geller Report The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, legislation designed to criminalize so-called “transgender treatments” for minors and impose penalties on medical professionals—and potentially parents—who facilitate irreversible drugs or surgeries on children. Children’s advocacy groups praised the vote as a major step toward safeguarding minors. The bill […]
Trump Finds Pet Project That’s Actually Worthwhile: An ‘America First’ Space Policy
By The Daily Caller Americans are going back to the moon. President Donald Trump signed an executive order setting a “bold vision for an America First space policy” Thursday. Among other items, the order “calls for Americans’ return to the Moon by 2028, and the establishment of initial elements of a permanent lunar outpost by 2030” and […]
Was this MIT Scientist Assassinated for Pioneering Nuclear Fusion?
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow An MIT scientist was murdered in the entryway to his home in Brookline, Massachusetts. With the terrible attacks on Jews celebrating Hannukah in Australia, students studying at Brown, Rob and Michelle Reiner by their son, and American servicemen in Syria, it is easy to overlook the murder of MIT professor Nuno […]
Inflation FALLS to 2.7%, Lower Than Expectations
By The Geller Report The Consumer Price Index climbed 2.7% from a year earlier in November, down from 3.0% in September and under economist predictions of 3.1%. Core inflation, excluding food and energy, hit 2.6%—its lowest since March 2021—while shelter costs eased to 3.0% and food rose 2.6%. Released after an October government shutdown delayed […]
Investing in AI stocks: 3 trends to watch in 2026
By Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com AI and Big Tech stocks have fueled major U.S. stock market growth in 2025, but investor skepticism is rising. Chief Market Strategist Anthony Saglimbene breaks down three AI investing themes to watch in 2026. WATCH: Investing in AI stocks: 3 trends to watch in 2026 https://drrichswier.com/wp-content/uploads/Investing-in-AI-stocks-3-trends-to-watch-in-2026.m4v ©2025 Editorial Board – […]
President Trump: “Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess. I’m fixing it.”
By The White House President Trump delivered a powerful year-end address from the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room, emphasizing his administration’s achievements in his first 11 months back in office. WATCH: A message of hope for an American Revival. He described the first year of his consequential second term period as an “historic comeback,” […]
Ex-FDA Commissioners Against Higher Vaccine Standards Took $6 Million From COVID Vaccine Makers
By The Daily Caller Ten of the twelve former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners and acting commissioners opposed to the Trump administration’s stiffer standards for vaccines quietly disclosed ties to the pharmaceutical industry, a Daily Caller News Foundation review shows. The FDA old guard criticized the new leadership in a Dec. 3 New England Journal […]
The War on Creation Has Reached Middle School
By Majority Report This Isn’t About Gender. It’s About God. Eleven-year-olds are the target audience, and that is no accident. A middle school in Bethesda, Maryland, chose children barely out of elementary school to begin teaching them that their bodies may be wrong and that the Creator who made them cannot be trusted. The lesson was delivered […]
How Musk and Bezos Plan to Escape the Coming AI Meltdown
By Majority Report While the giants gamble everything on trillion-dollar Gigafactories, a quiet rebellion is forming that could reshape who survives the age of artificial intelligence. The tech world is racing toward a breaking point. In our last report, we explained why a Big Bang is coming to artificial intelligence. The industry is scaling models past the limits […]
Chick-fil-A Doubles Down, Keeps DEI on the Menu
By Family Research Council It’s one thing to catch a local Chick-fil-A rebelling against Christian values — and quite another for headquarters to defend it. After this month’s revelation that an Orem, Utah location was publicly supporting same-sex marriage in a congratulatory post on Facebook (a post that’s still there), several disappointed customers reached out to corporate, […]
A Big Bang Is Coming for Artificial Intelligence
By Majority Report And the fallout will reshape Big Tech, national security, and the American government itself. Artificial intelligence is exploding so fast that even the companies building it admit they cannot control what happens next. The public sees the shiny side of AI. Search engines that talk back. Photo editors that turn families into Christmas […]
Critically Thinking About Industrial Wind Energy
By John Droz, Jr. One of my faithful readers (W. van Snyder) recently wrote an important book: Where Will We Get Our Energy: A Comprehensive System Examination. As it turned out, another reader here (Dr. Jon Boone) emailed him an insightful and entertaining commentary. I’m reposting this below… Van: Thanks for recommending your book. Over the last month, […]
Hydro Produces Clean Snake River Energy — The Left Wants to Wreck It
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow the Trump administration affirmed its support for the four Lower Snake River hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest. CFACT’s Conservation Country series, particularly our investigative report from September 2024, highlighted the benefits of this energy source, going directly to Ice Harbor Dam in eastern Washington. Energy Secretary Chris Wright […]
2026 AI Outlook: The Great Startup Churn & Enterprise Adoption
By Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com In this episode, we dive into the three massive themes that will define the AI landscape in 2026. While 2025 was the year of infrastructure—where Hyperscalers like Google and Amazon poured money into chips and data centers—2026 marks the shift to mandated business adoption. Rich explains why the “experimental” phase […]