High Court overturns Waitangi Tribunal summons to Minister for Children Karen Chhour The High Court has overturned a summons by the Waitangi Tribunal to Minister for Children Karen Chhour. The minister was due to give evidence at the tribunal on Friday regarding the government’s plans to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act – but that will no longer go ahead. In his decision Justice Andru Isac said the mana of the tribunal or the importance of its work was not diminished by the decision. Crown Law said Chhour planned to introduce the repeal bill to Parliament in mid-May, at which poin ..read more

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Elon Musk Fights Censorship in the USA & Australia The Australian eSafety Commissioner ordered X to remove certain posts in Australia that publicly commented on the recent attack against a Christian Bishop by a jihadist. These posts did not violate X’s rules on violent speech. X has now received a demand from the eSafety Commissioner that X globally withhold these posts or face a daily fine of $785,000 AUD (about $500,000 USD).   This keeps getting crazier! The head of NPR hates the Constitution of the USA. https://t.co/1Xp8Pi12fs — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 17, 2024 &n ..read more

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UN climate official warns only ‘two years’ to save world from environmental crisis by Madeleine Hubbard He said that other goals, such as ending poverty and hunger, are not “possible unless we get the climate crisis under control.” United Nations climate official issued a dire warning by claiming that only “two years” remain to save the world from an environmental crisis. “When I say we have two years to save the world, it begs the question – who exactly has two years to save the world? The answer is every person on this planet,” UN climate official Simon Stiell said Wednesday during a&nb ..read more

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Magnesium Improves Beta-Cell Function Written by Dr Mark Sircus Mg²⁺ regulates insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells. In pancreatic β-cells, Mg²⁺ directly influences glucokinase activity by acting as a cofactor for adenine nucleotides The product of this enzymatic reaction, G6P, undergoes glycolysis, generating ATP. Magnesium, when used as a medicine, improves beta-cells ability to compensate for variations in insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic individuals with hypomagnesemia. Pancreatic beta cells that do not produce sufficient insulin in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are not ..read more