Explainers worth keeping
Longer pieces the station keeps on file: what a widely-shared number actually means, how to check a claim yourself, and what to do on the kind of bad day that’s far more likely than the end of the world. Human-reviewed, sourced, and dated so you can see how stale it is.
On file
8 entries- Religious InterpretationREVIEWED 2026-10-13
Why rapture predictions land on the Feast of Trumpets
Why this particular festival attracts date proposals, who is actually making them for 2026, and how to tell a theological belief from a calendar appointment.
- Verified EventREVIEWED 2026-09-24
AI voice cloning scams: what to do when the voice sounds real
A familiar voice on the phone is no longer enough to prove who is speaking. One small household procedure fixes that, and it isn't learning to spot a robot.
- All ClearREVIEWED 2026-09-19
How to prepare for an AI apocalypse without becoming a prepper
The household-level answer to an abstract question. Nine ordinary failure points, what actually fixes each one, and the short list of things that wouldn't help at all.
- Verified EventREVIEWED 2026-09-19
Could AI actually end humanity?
The September 2026 extinction warnings from inside Anthropic and OpenAI: who said what, which numbers are personal estimates, where the disagreement actually sits, and why an extinction probability tells a household nothing.
- Unconfirmed ClaimREVIEWED 2026-09-11
Will Earth lose gravity for seven seconds on August 12, 2026?
The 'Project Anchor' gravity-shutdown rumor, dated 12 August 2026 at 14:33 UTC. Where it started, why the physics doesn't work, and what NASA actually said.
- Verified EventREVIEWED 2026-09-01
What the Doomsday Clock actually measures
A clock that has never told the time. The current 85-second setting, who sets it, and why 'X seconds to midnight' is not a deadline.
- All ClearREVIEWED 2026-07-31
What to do in the first hour of a power outage
The ordinary bad day, handled in order. Includes the standard USDA refrigerator and freezer timings.
- Unconfirmed ClaimREVIEWED 2026-07-31
How to fact-check an end-of-the-world claim
A ten-minute method that resolves most viral apocalypse posts, plus the short list of agencies worth checking first.
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