What COVID Policy Did To Doctors Who Refused To Stay Silent Authored by Joseph Varon via the Brownstone Institute , The sound I remember most from the early days of Covid-19 is not the alarms. It was the silence between them. Intensive care units became Covid wards. Monitors glowed in dark rooms while ventilators pushed air into failing lungs. Nurses, shrouded in protective gear, moved quietly. Fa...
What COVID Policy Did To Doctors Who Refused To Stay Silent Authored by Joseph Varon via the Brownstone Institute , The sound I remember most from the early days of Covid-19 is not the alarms. It was the silence between them. Intensive care units became Covid wards. Monitors glowed in dark rooms while ventilators pushed air into failing lungs. Nurses, shrouded in protective gear, moved quietly. Families were absent—barred from being with loved ones in their final hours. One night at 3 am, I stood by a patient whose oxygen levels were steadily falling. Outside the room, another patient crashed. Down the hall, a third awaited intubation. For months, this was every night. For 715 consecutive days, I worked in that environment without taking a single day off. In moments like that, medicine becomes very simple. There are no politics in an ICU at 3 am. There is only a physician and a patient, and the responsibility to do everything possible to keep that patient alive. That philosophy has guided physicians for generations. It is the foundation of clinical medicine: when a patient is dying, you explore every reasonable option that might help. Yet during Covid, something extraordinary happened . What made the shift so jarring was not simply the presence of disagreement. Physicians have always disagreed. In fact, disagreement is the normal language of medicine. Grand rounds exist for that reason. Journal clubs exist for that reason. The entire structure of scientific publication—from peer review to replication—exists because medicine advances through argument, not obedience . During the pandemic, however, the culture of medicine changed almost overnight . Instead of asking whether a treatment might work, institutions began asking whether discussing that treatment might create the wrong public message. The priority quietly shifted from discovery to control. Scientific debate faded . Physicians who questioned policies or explored treatments were treated as threats rather than c...
Is IREN a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on IREN Limited on TopSecretStocks’s Substack by Simon. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on IREN. IREN Limited's share was trading at $ 40.13 as of March 5th. IREN’s trailing and forward P/E were 30.44 and 62.50 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Fermi (FRMI) Nosedives on Profit-Taking on Double-Digit Upside Pot...
Is IREN a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on IREN Limited on TopSecretStocks’s Substack by Simon. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on IREN. IREN Limited's share was trading at $ 40.13 as of March 5th. IREN’s trailing and forward P/E were 30.44 and 62.50 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Fermi (FRMI) Nosedives on Profit-Taking on Double-Digit Upside Potential IREN Limited operates in the vertically integrated data center business in Australia and Canada. IREN has reached a pivotal moment, transforming from a Bitcoin mining operator into a cornerstone of global AI infrastructure. The company’s $9.7 billion contract with Microsoft for 200 MW at its Childress site validates its technical capabilities and signals market trust, dispelling doubts about its transition from crypto to high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. With 20% of the contract value paid upfront, IREN gains a substantial cash infusion that addresses capital expenditure needs without diluting shareholders, while establishing itself as a mission-critical partner for Big Tech. Read More: 15 AI Stocks That Are Quietly Making Investors Rich Read More: Undervalued AI Stock Poised For Massive Gains Beyond the Microsoft deal, IREN’s 2 GW Sweetwater project represents a massive untapped growth opportunity, theoretically ten times larger than the initial 200 MW commitment, positioning the company as one of North America’s largest holders of permitted power capacity. Unlike many AI-focused software firms trading at lofty multiples, IREN provides real assets and diversified cash flows. Its legacy Bitcoin mining business continues to generate reliable liquidity, funding the AI transition, while HPC and AI infrastructure offer stable, high-margin revenues less exposed to cryptocurrency volatility. Despite these fundamentals, the market still prices IREN with a “mining discount,” undervaluing its scale, strategic partnerships, and future potential. When benchmark...
China’s home price declines moderated in February, a sign that the property downturn may finally be reaching a bottom. New-home prices in 70 cities, excluding state-subsidized housing, dropped 0.28% from January, when they slid 0.37% , figures from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. Resale home values , which are subject to less government intervention, decreased 0.43%, the smalle...
China’s home price declines moderated in February, a sign that the property downturn may finally be reaching a bottom. New-home prices in 70 cities, excluding state-subsidized housing, dropped 0.28% from January, when they slid 0.37% , figures from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. Resale home values , which are subject to less government intervention, decreased 0.43%, the smallest decline in 10 months. Chinese officials emphasized the need to stabilize the real estate sector at a key political meeting earlier this month, pledging to use city-specific policies to “control new supply and reduce inventory.” That followed a steady stream of supportive measures by local governments in recent months. Citigroup Inc. expects policy tailwinds to fuel a broad-based rebound in home sales in March, analysts led by Griffin Chan said in a recent note. New home sales could improve in the upcoming busy season after the recent local easing measures, they said. Supportive measures for the property market have trickled out across cities in recent months. Shanghai eased homebuying rules last month, allowing more non-residents to purchase homes in urban zones. Beijing ’s local government further relaxed rules for non-resident homebuyers in December. The central government has also lowered the value-added tax for selling residential properties owned for less than two years. China Vows to Tackle Property Crunch With City-Specific Policies Shanghai Eases Homebuying Rules in Latest Property Relief Why China Can’t Sort Out Its Property Market Mess: QuickTake Green shoots have emerged in the used-home market, where sales picked up modestly after a drop in values made residences more affordable. In 18 major cities, existing-home sales rose 16% in January from a year earlier and 38% in early February, according to Citigroup. Investors are watching whether the momentum extends into March and April, traditionally a high season for sales. Many remain skeptical. Home prices will ...
Big tech is about to get leaner. And for Meta Platforms, the possible job cuts could be historic. Three sources told Reuters that Meta (META) is planning layoffs, which could affect 20% or more of its workforce, according to CNBC. If that number holds, it would be the company's largest round of job ...
Big tech is about to get leaner. And for Meta Platforms, the possible job cuts could be historic. Three sources told Reuters that Meta (META) is planning layoffs, which could affect 20% or more of its workforce, according to CNBC. If that number holds, it would be the company's largest round of job ...