Lee Ardis

An invisible assault: How everyday heavy metals sabotage brain health

In an era of advanced medicine, a silent and pervasive threat to neurological health persists from an ancient source: heavy metals. Mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic—toxins with no biological benefit—insidiously accumulate in the body through contaminated water, food, air and common household products. Their impact is profound, linked to cognitive decline, mental health disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, making understanding and mitigating this exposure a critical public health priority today.

Thought police arrive in Pennsylvania: Court greenlights warrantless search of your Google history

In a ruling that privacy advocates warn fundamentally reshapes the boundaries of government surveillance, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared Tuesday that law enforcement does not need a warrant to access an individual’s Google search history. The decision, which originated from a 2025 rape investigation in Pennsylvania, concluded that internet users cannot reasonably expect privacy for their online queries because data collection by corporations is now commonplace. By equating corporate data harvesting with a public surrender of constitutional rights, the court has granted police a powerful new tool to probe the private thoughts of citizens, setting a precedent that threatens to chill free inquiry and expand the surveillance state.

AI’s thirst for power is testing grids worldwide

A power supply crisis is unfolding beneath the glow of server racks, as the world’s booming artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency sectors place unprecedented strain on electricity systems. From the eastern United States to the tropics of Southeast Asia, power grids are grappling with a surge in demand driven by energy-hungry data centers. This collision of rapid technological expansion and aging energy infrastructure is forcing a urgent reckoning on reliability, cost and the very future of digital innovation.

Poland Scrambles Jets on Christmas Day After Detecting Russian Recon Plane over the Baltic Sea

Poland scrambled jet fighters on Christmas Day to intercept a Russian reconnaissance plane operating near Polish airspace. The Russian plane was safely escorted away from Poland.

“This morning, over the international waters of the Baltic Sea, Polish fighter jets intercepted, visually identified, and escorted from their area of responsibility a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near the borders of Polish airspace,” the Polish military said on Thursday.

Celebrating Sin And Warping God’s Design: Progressive Church Blesses ‘Marriage’ Of Four Men

“Why should God have anything against there being four of them rather than two?” is the question a clergywoman in Germany asked recently while defending her decision to “marry” four men—a “polycule”—during a pop-up wedding festival at the St Paul the Apostle Church in Berlin.

Well, let’s let God, through the Apostle Paul whom her church is named after, answer that question: “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” (Ephesians 5:31–32)

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Should The Blame For America’s Moral Depravity Be Laid On The Pulpits Of The Nation?

Few in the body of Christ would deny that America has fallen into unprecedented moral depravity. The question is, who is to blame? Is it the politicians? Hollywood? The liberal media? I’m inclined to think that we should lay a big part of the blame on the pulpits of the nation. Let me tell you why.

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US Launches Christmas-Day Strike On ISIS Targets In Nigeria Amid Rising Attacks On Christians

The United States carried out a targeted military strike against Islamic State terrorists in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, acting in coordination with Nigerian authorities, U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a series of social media posts.

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A Serious Freedom Of Speech Problem: The Three Big Threats To UK Street Ministry

Christian street ministry has a long and fruitful history in the United Kingdom. But in recent years the freedom to preach in the streets has been severely curtailed. We’ve supported many public ambassadors for Christ who have been arrested, prosecuted or even attacked for their Christian views. And it’s usually because they bring the light of Christ to one of these three issues…

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Criminals Are Now Using AI To Impersonate Senior U.S. Officials, FBI Warns

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released an alert on Dec. 19 warning that phony text messages and AI are being used to scam people in the orbits of high-level government officials in the United States.

“Since at least 2023, malicious actors have sent text messages and AI-generated voice messages — techniques known as smishing and vishing, respectively — that claim to come from a senior U.S. official to establish rapport with targeted individuals,” The FBI wrote in an announcement.

Bondi Beach Shooter Naveed Akram Charged with 15 Counts of Murder over Terrorist Attack

Naveed Akram, lone surviving suspect in Sunday’s massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney, was charged Wednesday with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act.

Forty counts of causing wounding/grievous bodily harm to person with intent to murder are also on the charge sheet, New South Wales Police confirmed per the ABC News outlet.

Naveed Akram remains in hospital under police guard. The other gunman, his India-born immigrant father Sajid Akram, 50, was killed in an exchange of fire with police at the scene.