Israeli Attacks in Gaza Kill at Least Five Palestinians, Including Two Children

Wall Street Converges On Almonty Investor Day As Pentagon's Tungsten Clock Ticks Down We have highlighted "owning the bottlenecks" as one of our core themes (aside from nuclear, AI, etc.) as China tightens control over critical materials and the West races to secure conflict-free supplies ahead of a rearmament supercycle. Miners with operating assets and near-term delivery capacity are best positioned to capture the next leg of the cycle, as Western governments seek reliable and conflict-free supplies. Mining equities have largely de-rated since their May peak, retracing the massive gains made in...

Creepy Ad Tells Grandparents To Get Consent Before Hugging Their Own Grandkids Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A publicly funded advert from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's We-Consent campaign shows grandparents arriving at the front door. One grandchild rushes in for a hug. The other winces and recoils as the older couple lean in. The voiceover declares: "Not everyone wants a hug. Even from the people who love them. Awkward? Maybe. Important? Absolutely." This is not a measured reminder about bodily autonomy. It is a deliberate attempt to plant suspicion inside...

Peer Review Is Broken - Here's How To Fix It Authored by Rob Jenkins and Michael R. Jenkins via the Brownstone Institute, Within academia, there seems to be a growing consensus that the peer-review system—once the backbone of academic scholarship—is broken. But is it irreparably so? Perhaps. At the very least, the breakdown of its current form is worth exploring. However, rather than abandoning the entire endeavor, we believe we have a novel solution. First, though, let us examine where the system went wrong. In the Middle Ages, most scientific research was...