Thursday, December 26, 2024

BIG Mouth

Learning from pandemic policy missteps is critical

Some people in my network have suggested that our society has moved past the pandemic and that there is no reason to provide coverage such as the high-level data analysis provided by my business partner Laurie Weston in the recent article linked here (Detailed analysis of 2021 deaths data reveals disturbing trends). I could not disagree more. If we do not examine carefully the consequences of pandemic policies, we are doomed to make similar mistakes in...

Really nice people are a really big problem

Really nice people are at the heart of much of what is wrong with our world today. You know the type. You may even be the type – kind, trusting, avoiding conflict at almost any cost. These traits are generally admired in our culture, but this needs to stop. I contend that the future of our society depends on it. Really nice people must be prevented from making it really easy for really bad people to take over the...

The BIG story – truth and integrity are cornerstones of this media model

With artificial intelligence set to take already-problematic propaganda, misinformation, and censorship to entirely new levels, it is more important than ever that you find sources of information that are trustworthy and reliable. One of our members recently said that there is nothing more important than establishing a trustworthy platform at which news is accurate, speech is free, and discussion is constructive. I agree. And I use this space to share my story so that you can...

Chips are really on the line as China speaks of war preparedness

Do you remember the terrible feeling in your gut when Russia started amassing troops along its border with Ukraine? Well, I have that same pit in my stomach as I look at China and its position regarding Taiwan. And if China decides to assert control over Taiwan, we could be in for some painful lessons linked to western civilization's over-reliance on an island across the Taiwan Strait from China for computer chips. Roughly two-thirds of the world's computer chips...

Generous subscriber inspires matchmaking service

I had a remarkable video call with one of my BIG Media subscribers the other day. He started by thanking me for doing what I do – providing a trustworthy, transparent, and accurate source of news on the big issues – which is always nice to hear. Then he said that we are not charging enough for our memberships. I said, "I want to avoid being elitist. Currently, even at just 2 or 3 U.S. bucks per week, we...

The Lockdown Files – playing soon at a theatre near you!

It is just a matter of time until the "Lockdown Files" scandal exposed by The Telegraph in the U.K. comes to North America. The Telegraph gained access recently to 100,000 WhatsApp messages leaked from former U.K. health secretary Matt Hancock. Many of those messages point to policies being enacted based on political motivation, rather than in the interest of the common good. In the months ahead, I think we will see tales of deliberate misinformation campaigns...

Truth-focused media platform making BIG impact

Most in my network are aware that I launched a fact-focused news platform with a group of accomplished scientists at BIG-Media.ca. And most of you can recognize the difference between our objective approach to covering the big issues, and the sensationalistic standard. Pick any of the articles cited in my Top 101 BIG Media Articles (https://big-media.ca/big-media-top-100-truthfully-yours-but-nothing-from-yours-truly/), and you will have difficulty finding coverage that compares in the categories of accuracy, logical interpretation, and critical context. What...

Are you fed up with the feds?

A lot of Canadians are outraged with their federal government's handling of the trucker protest that included invoking the Emergencies Act and freezing bank accounts of those who supported the protest. A lot of Canadians are furious with the federal government for punishing the oil and gas industry that gives us our high standard of living, and could do so much for global energy security ... while they fly all over the planet in private jets...

Wanted: intelligent humans who can string together a few sentences

BIG Media Ltd. is expanding to become a global platform, and in order to do so effectively, we need editorial contributors in all corners of the world. (Please note that we have good reason to believe that Earth is not flat, so the term "corners" is not to be taken literally.) We are looking for correspondents based in South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia/Oceania, and Antarctica. We are NOT looking for journalists trained in the traditional...

The truth is out there – but it can be quite difficult to find

An associate shared with me that he had spent considerable time in recent years searching for news organizations that did not pick sides on key issues, and instead focused on facts and logic. He said that he scoured the Internet but could not find a single news site anywhere on the planet that did not clearly engage in agenda-driven journalism ... until BIG-Media.ca came along. I can already hear some of you saying, "Oh, yeah...