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Latest Posts
October 17, 2026
Can ICE Punish an Entire Detention Unit? The Prairieland Allegations Explained
Katrina Vide
A family says dozens of women at a Texas ICE detention facility lost phone access and were ordered to stay on their beds after a…
October 16, 2026
Is Mars Soil Toxic? The Real Risks to Humans and Food
Elle Dayan
Martian soil contains perchlorates and other substances that could threaten astronaut health and food production. NASA established a new dust exposure limit in 2026, but…
October 16, 2026
Did The Lone Gunmen Predict 9/11? The 2001 Episode and the Warnings That Came Before It
Elle Dayan
Six months before 9/11, *The Lone Gunmen* depicted an airliner heading for the World Trade Center. We trace the original broadcast, the writers’ accounts, pre-9/11…
October 16, 2026
Did Trump Give Roundup Legal Immunity? What the 2026 Glyphosate Order Actually Changed
Tom Goodheart
A 2026 executive order invoked federal liability protections for glyphosate production, while the Supreme Court separately restricted certain Roundup cancer lawsuits. Here is what those…
October 16, 2026
Are Autism Diagnoses Shared With the Government? What Parents Need to Know About Privacy, Registries, and Evaluations
Sherafgan Khan
Reports of parents canceling autism evaluations raise a difficult question: who can access a child’s diagnosis? We examine federal autism research, Medicaid and medical records,…
October 16, 2026
Can Police Make Cars Invisible to Flock Cameras? What Safe Lists and Suppressed Hits Actually Do
Katrina Vide
Flock once advertised ways to exclude certain vehicles from law-enforcement camera systems. Police can still suppress alerts for selected plates, but that does not mean…
October 16, 2026
Can Water Be Too Pure? What Ultrapure Water Does to Metal, Skin, and Germs
Sherafgan Khan
Scientists use extraordinarily pure water to detect neutrinos, yet a famous story claims it hollowed out a metal hammer. The science is more interesting than…
October 16, 2026
Do Data Centers Get Water Priority During Droughts? What the Contracts Actually Say
Tom Goodheart
A viral claim says data centers have contracts requiring cities to shut off residents’ water first during droughts. Signed agreements in Ohio and Virginia show…
October 14, 2026
Who Controls the Global Grain Trade? The Evidence Behind the 80% Claim
Elle Dayan
Five agricultural trading companies are said to control most of the world’s grain. The claim is much less settled than it sounds. A recent shipping-data…
October 13, 2026
Is Cancer Increasing in the U.S.? Why Death Rates Are Falling While Diagnoses and Costs Remain High
Sherafgan Khan
More than 2.1 million Americans are projected to receive a cancer diagnosis in 2026, even as cancer mortality continues to fall. We examine the numbers…
October 12, 2026
Danny Trejo, Ben Shapiro and Pawn Shop: Did He Know It Was Pro-ICE?
Katrina Vide
Danny Trejo says he is not pro-ICE, while his son says he did not know Ben Shapiro was behind Pawn Shop until filming began. The…
October 12, 2026
Potty Trained at Home but Not at School: Why an Autistic Child May Hold Pee and What Helps
Sherafgan Khan
When an autistic child uses the toilet at home but not at preschool, the problem may involve timing, sensory comfort, communication, support, or bladder and…