Hey. Michael here.It may have been awhile since you've heard from me but I haven't been slacking off. Quite the opposite actually.A very significant investigative reporting pieceI've been working on what is probably my biggest investigation to date,...

Hey. Michael here.All of today's news round-up is related to tech but I suggest you keep reading even if you have no interest in technology news.This is because technology now affects every aspect of our lives, whether we like it or not...which is ex...

Hey . Michael here.If you use Substack, you are no doubt aware of the fact they introduced a (pretty aggressive) "age verification" mechanism in early December through a company called Persona.As I wrote extensively here, this move had NOTHING to do...

Michael here with an unplanned email.This is a story from Australia but maybe you can offer some assistance even if you are not based down under.This former cardiac nurse has been injured by the jab...and things only got WORSE from there for her. Muc...

Hey . Michael here.Since the social media ban for under 16s (or to put it more bluntly: "papers please" to access the Internet) came into effect last month, figures provided to the eSafety Commissioner by the 10 social media platforms that were forma...

Hey . Michael here.Andrew Grove who was employee #3 and the COO of Intel, and who later became their CEO, once said:Act fast. Speed is everything.This saying has often been misquoted since by various business gurus as:Start fast and then speed up.Thi...

Hi ,Michael here with two quick updates.My recent interview on Cafe Locked OutEarlier this week I gave an interview to Michael Gray Griffith from Cafe Locked Out in which we discussed what the primary lesson independent media and content creators in...

Hi . Michael here.Welcome to 2026!We are barely one week into the new year and what unfolded in Venezuela and its aftermath make it crystal clear (to me at least) that whatever we've seen unfold so far in the first half of this decade was merely a (f...

Hi ,Michael here with my final message for 2025 on this Christmas eve. Actionable Take Show NotesI just published the recording and associated show notes for the Actionable Take Livestream I did last Saturday morning (my time) which covered the event...

Hi ,Michael here. I have quite a few updates so let's get into it:No more Substack for me"Age verification" laws kicked-in in Australia where I am on December 10.Nothing seemed to change in the first day...but then things have started changing rapidl...