US suicides: Why are so many young people dying?

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Is the AI backlash actually a Chinese psy-op?

Accusations of foreign interference have been making headlines this week.Elon Musk’s X alleges that China has been stirring up a backlash against American data centres. Israel and Russia have denied allegations from Spain’s prime minister that they’re partly to blame for the migr ...  Show more

Is the world giving up on the US dollar?

America’s national debt recently hit a new milestone of $40 trillion. It is estimated that interest payments on the national debt are now the second largest expense in the US government budget, trailing only social security. How was the US able to borrow so much and for so long? ...  Show more

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