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The new film extols the value of a rules-based world order. That’s far more radical than any casting decision says Labour MP and classicist Peter Swallow. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right hates The Odyssey because of its ‘wokeness’ – but it missed an even bigger threat to its worldview | Peter Swallow
The new film extols the value of a rules-based world order. That’s far more radical than any casting decision says Labour MP and classicist Peter Swallow
theguardian.com
Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR, reports Ed Pilkington. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak
Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR
theguardian.com
Morocco’s government said factors such as misinformation and human trafficking lured tens of thousands of migrants into illegally crossing into the Spanish-governed northern African enclave of Ceuta last week, reports Salma El Wardany. archive.ph/DDvgA www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Morocco Blames Ceuta Chaos on Misinformation, Human Trafficking
Morocco’s government said factors such as misinformation and human trafficking lured tens of thousands of migrants into illegally crossing into the Spanish-governed northern African enclave of Ceuta…
bloomberg.com
Reform UK announced plans to deploy the Royal Navy and Royal Marines to stop migrant boats in the Channel. But, whether it can become reality depends on overcoming legal, diplomatic and operational obstacles. So is it possible? Asks Sou-Jie van Brunnersum. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/7282...
Fact check: Can the British navy be deployed to stop migrants in the Channel?
Reform UK has announced plans to deploy the Royal Navy and Royal Marines to stop migrant boats in the Channel. But, even if Reform were to win power and enact their plans, whether it can become…
infomigrants.net
In attempting to rewrite the history of the US Covid-19 response, RFK Jr. pinned the blame for lockdowns on Dr. Anthony Fauci, while simultaneously reviving a string of debunked assertions about vaccines, RSV and measles, report Aileen Graef and Katherine Dillinger. edition.cnn.com/2026/08/02/p...
RFK Jr. targets Fauci and pushes medical misinformation in fiery CNN interview | CNN Politics
In attempting to rewrite the history of the US Covid-19 response, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday pinned the blame for pandemic lockdowns on Dr. Anthony Fauci, while simultaneously…
edition.cnn.com
A Nessie hunter has captured two huge unknown objects submerging on a Loch Ness webcam as monster sightings reach peak levels in the Scottish Highlands, reports Liam Randall. www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-n...
Nessie hunter captures two huge beasts submerging in Loch Ness on live webcam
A Nessie hunter has captured two huge unknown objects submerging on a Loch Ness webcam as monster sightings reach peak levels in the Scottish Highlands
dailystar.co.uk
Do you know a conspiracy theorist? Chances are you do, writes Willis Klein. www.psychologytoday.com/sg/blog/gasl...
The Impact of Conspiracy Thinking on Well-Being
Do you know a conspiracy theorist? Chances are you do.
psychologytoday.com
Two thirds of young men in the U.S. regularly engage with online masculinity influencers ("manfluencers") who often promote sexism, normalize violence against women, and peddle a narrow view of what it means to be a man, writes Gavin Yamey. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | The Manosphere and MAHA Have Merged. I Worry for My Pre-Teen Son.
This culture is driving three main kinds of health risks
medpagetoday.com
Changing minds, it turns out, often begins with shifting networks, writes Greg Satell. www.fastcompany.com/91581223/dis...
fastcompany.com
People turn to conspiracy theories to fulfill personal motivational needs and make sense of distress, reports Julia Musto. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
Experts finally discover what prompts conspiracy theorists to act on their beliefs
People turn to conspiracy theories to fulfill personal motivational needs and make sense of distress, experts say
independent.co.uk
How likely is it for extraterrestrials to visit Earth? Maybe the real question is: Are they already here? Writes Kevin Knuth. www.popularmechanics.com/space/a73256...
UAPs Are Out There. This Physicist Is Convinced They’re Not Human—And He’s Trying to Prove It.
How likely is it for extraterrestrials to visit Earth? Maybe the real question is: Are they already here?
popularmechanics.com
A crisis at the border in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, has led to unsubstantiated claims about Spain’s migration policies, report Joseph Wilson and Renata Brito. apnews.com/article/spai...
FACT FOCUS: Migrant crossing in Spain's Ceuta breeds unsubstantiated claims
A crisis at the border in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, has led to unsubstantiated claims about Spain’s migration policies.
apnews.com
Mitch McConnell conspiracy theorists are off to the races again... because his wife's outfit in the second proof-of-life snap looks awfully similar to the one she wore during a prior visit. www.tmz.com/2026/07/31/m...
Mitch McConnell's Wife Inadvertently Reignites Conspiracy Theories
Mitch McConnell conspiracy theorists are off to the races again ... because his wife's outfit in the second proof-of-life snap looks awfully similar to the one she wore during a prior visit.
tmz.com
The 19th-century spiritualist movement promised contact with the dead. Today’s AI grief tech is reviving that promise in unsettling new ways, writes Jessica Lloyd May. theconversation.com/how-grief-te...
How grief tech is reimagining Victorian spiritualism
The 19th-century spiritualist movement promised contact with the dead. Today’s AI grief tech is reviving that promise in unsettling new ways.
theconversation.com
Conspiracy theories don’t just explain events – they identify villains, and Fauci is among the most popular, writes Art Jipson. theconversation.com/faucis-covid...
Fauci’s COVID-origins hearing shows how conspiracy theories became political weapons
Conspiracy theories don’t just explain events – they identify villains, and Fauci is among the most popular.
theconversation.com
What started as a youthful attempt to understand myself, led to me being deeply immersed in bizarre beliefs. Now, as a psychologist, I help people break free, writes Ahona Guha. archive.ph/UWrOY www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/li...
I was recruited into a cult as a teenager. Here’s how it happened
What started as a youthful attempt to understand myself, led to me being deeply immersed in bizarre beliefs. Now, as a psychologist, I help people break free.
theage.com.au
Among the content posted over the weekend, the president shared an AI-generated image of his team arresting an extraterrestrial, reports Ariana Baio. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Aliens, Greenland and Elvis, oh my: Trump spends weekend indulging his fantasies
Among the content posted over the weekend, the president shared an AI-generated image of his team arresting an extraterrestrial
independent.co.uk
Heat stress is among the biggest causes of weather-related sick leave, but a new report shows workers face a much wider range of climate-related risks, with flooding, drought, storms and poor air quality also affecting their health, wellbeing and ability to work. climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/climate...
Climate change is affecting workers' health, wellbeing and productivity year-round, new report finds - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
Heat stress is among the biggest causes of weather-related sick leave, but a new report shows that workers are facing a much wider range of climate-related risks, with flooding, drought, storms and…
climate.leeds.ac.uk
A court in Moscow has seized 123 real estate properties belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses and handed them over to the Russian state, the capital's judicial court service announced, reports Andrew Osborne. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Russian stamps down on ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses as homes confiscated
A court in Russia banned Jehovah's Witnesses as an ‘extremist organisation’ in 2017
independent.co.uk
Joe Rogan slammed critics of The Odyssey, who have been griping about Christopher Nolan’s casting of Black actress Lupita Nyong’o and trans actor Elliot Page, in the latest episode of his podcast, reports Eboni Boykin-Patterson. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/joe...
Joe Rogan Mocks MAGA’s ‘Made Up’ Culture War Meltdown
Rogan said he knew people who “wanted to go hate.”
thedailybeast.com
Harvey More experienced his first 'spiritual experience' as a child when he saw a mysterious figured dressed in black walking across the landing, reports Dan Grennan. www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...
Paranormal investigator 'can smell ghosts' and claims 'one unlocked his car'
Harvey More, 23, experienced his first 'spiritual experience' as a child when he saw a mysterious figured dressed in black walking across the landing
dailystar.co.uk
Recognizing the stories behind people’s concerns with vaccines can help public health advocates build a more inclusive approach to healthcare, reports Katherine Shwetz. theconversation.com/how-vaccine-...
How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging
Recognizing the stories behind people’s concerns with vaccines can help public health advocates build a more inclusive approach to healthcare.
theconversation.com
MAGA is loudly calling for the former White House chief medical adviser to end up in prison. David Gilbert asked legal experts to weigh in on whether that’s even possible. www.wired.com/story/can-re...
Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail?
MAGA is loudly calling for the former White House chief medical adviser to end up in prison. WIRED asked legal experts to weigh in on whether that’s even possible.
wired.com
Reading The Telegraph, it’s hard to work out whether their climate columns are a work of satire, writes Alan Rusbridge. archive.ph/8GppL www.independent.co.uk/voices/clima...
Climate change sceptics have lost the plot as Europe burns
Reading The Telegraph, it’s hard to work out whether their climate columns are a work of satire, writes Alan Rusbridger. Unfortunately, Kemi Badenoch has bought into the anti-net-zero zeal – and we…
independent.co.uk
Jared Leto allegedly asked one of his underage sexual assault accusers to “call [him] daddy” when they had sex. In a new BBC doc, the accuser also claimed the singer “shrugged off” a conversation about California’s age of consent, reports Eric Todisco. pagesix.com/2026/07/29/c...
Jared Leto’s disturbing request to underage accuser revealed as sexual assault allegations pile up
In a new BBC doc, the accuser also claimed the singer “shrugged off” a conversation about California’s age of consent.
pagesix.com
Cult survivors say they have been left fearful after an "unacceptable privacy breach" where their identities were potentially shared with groups they have been hiding from, report Bec Symons and Jonathon Kendall. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Cult survivors fearful after inquiry accidentally shares email addresses
Cult survivors say they have been left fearful after an "unacceptable privacy breach" where their identities were potentially shared with groups they have been hiding from.
abc.net.au
Pastor Kathryn Krick is fighting back against “cult” accusations after viral videos of her dramatic prayer services sparked controversy, reports Erica Andrews. nypost.com/2026/07/29/u...
Exclusive | LA-based ‘apostle’ defends ‘cult’ accusations after viral clips of followers shaking uncontrollably
Pastor Kathryn Krick is fighting back against “cult” accusations after viral videos of her dramatic prayer services sparked controversy.
nypost.com
There's been a report of a bigfoot sighting near the Pachaug State Forest in Connecticut, reports CBS News. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Bigfoot sighting reported near Connecticut's Pachaug State Forest, group says
There's been a report of a bigfoot sighting near the Pachaug State Forest in Connecticut.
cbsnews.com
A man has captured footage of a “big cat” wandering through a Cornish field. The feline was (mis- -CS) estimated to be almost the size of a 'black panther,' reports Maxine Denton. cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
'Big cat' spotted wandering through field
The feline was estimated to be almost the size of a 'black panther'
cornwalllive.com
Health misinformation can have serious consequences. Here is why we may fall for it, and how we can guard against it, writes Anna Stone. theconversation.com/why-bad-heal...
Why bad health information can seem so convincing – and five ways to resist it
Health misinformation can have serious consequences. Here is why we may fall for it, and how we can guard against it.
theconversation.com