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The Triple Benefits of Travel

As we leave one year and get ready to enter the next, here’s a good quote from Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad (recommended; a very moving memoir). He has a theory: When we travel, we actually take three trips. There’s the

EX-MI6 Spy Sounds Alarm: Hundreds Of Islamist Sleeper Agents In UK Poised For New 9/11

EX-MI6 Spy Sounds Alarm: Hundreds Of Islamist Sleeper Agents In UK Poised For New 9/11 Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A chilling revelation from a former MI6 operative exposes the ticking time bomb of Islamist sleeper agents embedded across the UK, ready to unleash devastation rivaling 9/11

Visualizing The World’s Rare Earth Reserves

Visualizing The World's Rare Earth Reserves Rare earth elements (REEs) are the backbone of modern technology, from EV motors and wind turbines to smartphones and precision-guided systems. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, breaks down where the world’s known rare earth reserves are located in 2025, highlighting

Poland Is Expanding Its Influence Over The Baltics Through The “Via Baltica” Highway

Poland Is Expanding Its Influence Over The Baltics Through The "Via Baltica" Highway Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Polish President Karol Nawrocki inaugurated the latest section of the “Via Baltica” highway between Poland and the Baltic States in late October in an event with his Lithuanian counterpart,

Pharmakeia: America’s Seniors Are Being Overmedicated Into Oblivion

Pharmakeia: America's Seniors Are Being Overmedicated Into Oblivion Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, So many seniors that were once so full of life are now just shadows of their former selves. It can be really easy to assume that they are “just getting old”

Prediction Consensus: What The Experts See Coming In 2026

Prediction Consensus: What The Experts See Coming In 2026 For the seventh straight year, Visual Capitalist sifted through the forecast landscape to bring you the Prediction Consensus, a synthesis of what analysts, thought leaders, and industry experts expect for the year ahead. This year, Nick Routley analyzed over 2,000 individual

Syrian Mass Anti-Government Protests Result In Several Alawites Gunned Down

Syrian Mass Anti-Government Protests Result In Several Alawites Gunned Down Via The Cradle Syrian citizens of the Alawite minority sect took to the streets on Sunday to protest against government violence and sectarian persecution, in line with a call made by the community’s religious leader a day earlier.

New Orleans Has The Highest Homicide Rate Among Major US Cities

New Orleans Has The Highest Homicide Rate Among Major US Cities Across the United States, there were 22,830 homicides in 2023, averaging 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people. Homicide rates vary widely across American cities, influenced by factors such as poverty, inequality, gun laws, and local policing strategies. This map, via Visual

The Good News Is People Are Realizing We’re On Our Own

The Good News Is People Are Realizing We're On Our Own Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, We no longer care who's behind the curtain because we're in charge of our own lives now. The Good News is people are realizing We're On Our Own and starting to

These Are The Best Countries At Reading

These Are The Best Countries At Reading Every three years, the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) evaluates how well 15-year-olds can apply reading skills to real-world situations. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks the top-performing countries based on their average reading scores. The data

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