Archive for October, 2023
A Microbial Cause of Alzheimer’s?
October 28th, 2023Via: Epoch Times: A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has discovered that when the brain is infected with a common fungus, it changes in ways similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. The new research delves deeper into some of the molecular mechanisms behind that process. Using animal models, the research team […]
Border Patrol Agents Released Over 900,000 Illegal Immigrants Into U.S. Last Fiscal Year
October 28th, 2023Via: Fox: Border Patrol released over 900,000 illegal immigrants into the interior of the United States in Fiscal Year 2023, including more than 150,000 in September alone — offering an insight into how many migrants who crossed the border illegally are allowed to stay in the country. The data on the Customs and Border Protection […]
The Spy in Your Phone
October 27th, 2023This is a couple of years old and has been covered extensively on Cryptogon, but it sums up a lot of information. Via: Al Jazeera: Related: Finding You: The Network Effect of Telecommunications Vulnerabilities for Location Disclosure
U.S. Strikes Iranian-Linked Bases In Syria
October 27th, 2023Via: The Warzone: The Pentagon says it has struck two facilities in Syria associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian-backed groups. Described as “self-defense strikes,” this action was taken in retaliation for a recent spate of attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. This comes amid concerns the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict […]
GM Cruise Unit Suspends All Driverless Operations After California Ban
October 26th, 2023Via: Reuters: General Motors’ driverless car unit Cruise said late Thursday it will suspend all operations nationwide after California regulators this week ordered the robotaxi operator to remove its driverless cars from state roads. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Tuesday said Cruise driverless vehicles were a risk to the public and that the […]
New York City Considering Handing Out Tents to Illegal Immigrants
October 26th, 2023Via: Wall Street Journal: New York City officials have discussed distributing tents to newly arriving migrants and creating encampments in parks and other outdoor spaces, according to people familiar with deliberations among Mayor Eric Adams and his top advisers. Adams, a Democrat, said Tuesday that the city has run out of hotels and other indoor […]
New York State Supreme Court Ordered All New York City Employees Fired For Not Being Vaccinated To Be Reinstated With Back Pay
October 25th, 2023Via: Fox: A New York state Supreme Court ordered all New York City employees who were fired for not being vaccinated to be reinstated with back pay. The court found Monday that “being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting COVID-19.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams claimed earlier this year that […]
USS Liberty: The Day Israel Attacked America
October 25th, 2023As U.S. Navy ships move into positions off Israel and in the Persian Gulf, keep the USS Liberty atrocity in mind. Via: Al Jazeera: Related: US says it will retaliate if American forces are attacked in Middle East
8-Year-Old Israeli ‘Poster Child’ for COVID Vaccines Dies of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
October 25th, 2023Via: The Defender: Eight-year-old Yonatan Moshe Erlichman, who was featured in a 2020 Israeli commercial promoting COVID-19 vaccinations for children, died last month of sudden cardiac arrest. Israel, a “lab for Pfizer,” showed a significant myocarditis safety signal soon after introducing the shots.
Nvidia to Make Arm-Based PC Chips
October 24th, 2023Via: Reuters: Nvidia dominates the market for artificial intelligence computing chips. Now it is coming after Intel’s longtime stronghold of personal computers. Nvidia has quietly begun designing central processing units (CPUs) that would run Microsoft’s Windows operating system and use technology from Arm Holdings, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The AI chip […]
