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Why you should listen to your heart

The human heart is not what you're led to believe. The human heart has the shape of a tetrahedron, the most stable and fundamental of all geometric forms. The heart contains 40,000 neurons (nerve cells that send and receive messages) and communicates emotional states with the brain using peptides. The natural blood flow in the four heart chambers

Why are far-left extremists allowed to do anything in Germany?

As usual, the newly begun year 2026 spares no one. Berlin doesn't start with confetti, but with dystopian images from the southwest: sub-zero temperatures, no electricity, no heating, dead zones, closed shops. And somewhere in between, people who quickly realize that "critical infrastructure" is a fancy term for "when things go wrong, it gets ugly." The trigger was a suspected left-wing extremist attack.

The body as state property: Medical coercion in the name of freedom

Today, another one of those heartwarming stories from the engine room of modern-day duty. An 18-year-old soldier, old enough to carry a weapon, follow orders, and, if necessary, die—but apparently not yet mature enough to make decisions about his own body. Welcome to adulthood, the "reason of state" version. The young man refused the

The moment when obedience ceased to seem noble.

What caused your facade to crumble? Was it that one article that sounded like it was written by an intern with a Netflix subscription and a party membership card? Or the job title that looked nice on your business card, but was slowly replacing your backbone with an Excel spreadsheet? Perhaps it was also the moment you realized you were losing power.

Subsidies instead of sovereignty: The quiet sell-off of the farming community

Oh, where have you all gone, you proud heroes of the farming community? Probably busy punching the next subsidy application form correctly. After all, resistance needs order. One seriously wonders: Why is it suddenly so quiet when it comes to genetic engineering? Where is the outcry when seeds become a licensed commodity and are labeled "innovation"?

No cigarettes needed: Air pollution is literally rewriting our DNA

New research links polluted air to the same cancer mutations found in smokers. According to a recent study, air pollution can cause DNA mutations associated with lung cancer. Researchers found clear parallels between heavily polluted air and genetic changes commonly seen in smokers. The analysis used the cancer genomes of 871 non-smokers.

Democracy on «Fast Track»: Build faster, object more slowly

With the partial revision of the Telecommunications Act (TKG), the Federal Council aims to "accelerate" the expansion of mobile communications. In the consultation draft of December 12, 2025, this sounds like a step towards cutting red tape. In practice, it reads more like: "Democracy? That was nice. We'll be in touch." Currently, a mobile communications installation typically requires a standard building permit process. While this isn't exactly glamorous,

You can say anything – as long as you don't say anything wrong.

It's actually quite touching how reliably the whole thing unfolds. You'd think there was a script somewhere, copied anew each week and embellished with fresh buzzwords. The tactic is simple, effective, and as old as the desire to prevent people from thinking for themselves: manipulation doesn't attack the body first, but rather the ability to think.

Nostalgia of horror

Even horror icons apparently have working hours. Nobody murders for eight hours straight, not even with an iconic mask, a rusty knife, or a telepathic nightmare contract. At some point, even personified horror needs to sit down, take a breath, and say, "Okay. Enough people for today." So Vecna, Pennywise, Freddy Krueger, and Michael Myers don't meet in a bloodbath, but rather at a well-ordered rest stop.

Iran is burning – and so are our narratives.

It's fascinating how quickly moral labels can be applied. One wrong word, one uncomfortable thought, one inappropriate observation, and bam: "Islamophobic." A word that now describes less than it dismisses. Discussion over, case closed, ideology examined. This label has always been particularly popular whenever someone dared to view Islamist terror not as an unfortunate isolated incident, but as a systemic threat.

Free Jacques Baud, or about sanctions, war policies, and the silent abandonment of the rule of law.

There are those moments when you pause and wonder if you've just had a bad dream or if reality has decided to render satire obsolete once and for all. One such moment arises when people from completely different political camps suddenly unite behind a petition. Not by chance. Not out of politeness. But out of genuine concern. When

DBD: Always on My Mind – Cinematic Orchestral Cover

There are those moments when even a legend sheds his armor. "Always on My Mind," sung by Elvis Presley, is exactly that kind of moment. No hip-shaking, no glitter, no Las Vegas god mode. Just voice, regret, humanity. And yes, that hits harder than any perfectly tuned power ballad. The following version takes that feeling and carries it through.

The Pope explains freedom of expression to the West

Everything was set for one of those carefully ritualized Vatican moments, where diplomats nod politely, nothing happens, and everyone goes home reassured. But then Pope Leo XIV arrived. Ten minutes late, which in the Vatican is already considered a minor revolution, and with a speech in tow that they would rather not hear amidst the canapés and...

The body as state property: Medical coercion in the name of freedom

Today, another one of those heartwarming stories from the engine room of modern-day duty. An 18-year-old soldier, old enough to...

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