fact or fiction
Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the lesser known truths in the corporate culture of Journal.
Men Are Not Afraid of Communication, Though They Are Tired of Punished Honesty
(Credit for inspiration: Emily W King) --- The Silence Is Not Always the Starting Point A common accusation in relationships is that men do not communicate. The complaint is familiar enough that it has become almost automatic. Men shut down. Men avoid hard conversations. Men refuse to open up. Men need to learn how to express themselves. There is truth inside that accusation when a man is careless, passive, immature, or emotionally absent. But the accusation often skips the more important question. What happened the last time he did communicate? What happened the last time he answered honestly, named the real issue, corrected the false assumption, admitted the painful truth, or said plainly what he had been trying not to say?
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Journal
When Truth Has to Protect Her Feelings
(Credit for Inspiration: Emily W. King) --- The Unequal Permission to Be Right There is a quiet double standard inside many modern conversations about relationships. Women are increasingly encouraged to stand on what they know, trust their discernment, speak their truth, hold their boundary, and stop shrinking themselves to keep peace. Men, however, are often given a different command. A man may also be right, but he is expected to find a way to be right that does not make the woman feel hurt, exposed, corrected, dismissed, insecure, embarrassed, or emotionally unsafe. The result is not equality. It is a conditional form of honesty where one person’s truth is allowed to stand directly, while the other person’s truth must first pass through the emotional response of the person receiving it.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Journal
Created Risk, Inherited Risk, and the Moral Line We Keep Erasing
The Distinction Modern Rules Refuse to Make One of the quiet failures of modern rule making is the refusal to clearly distinguish between risk created by choice and risk inherited by existence. When this distinction collapses, responsibility becomes confused, guilt spreads outward indiscriminately, and ordinary behavior is treated as morally suspect. This is not a minor philosophical oversight. It is the foundation beneath many of the injustices people now experience in public life, from transportation and health policy to everyday regulation and enforcement. When systems fail to differentiate between what someone causes and what simply exists, moral clarity erodes at every level.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 months ago in Journal
50,000 Russian Soldiers Have Deserted Since 2022. Now They're Fleeing Through Forests, Hiding Off the Grid, and Escaping Through Belarus. The Cracks in Putin's Army Are Widening.
Oleg was 24 years old when he thought he was signing up for a security guard job at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The salary — 200,000 rubles a month, roughly $2,660 — was too good to pass up. He took a train from Moscow to a conscription office in Ryazan, knowing the work was somehow arranged through the military but not imagining he would end up on a frontline. He arrived at the office "sleepy and with a splitting headache." Within weeks, he was being sent toward a combat zone. Within months, he had deserted — and was hiding off the grid somewhere in Europe, awaiting a humanitarian visa and waiting for a war he never agreed to fight to end without him.
By Gideon Polycarp6 months ago in Journal
26 Dead. 61 Injured. A Massive Explosion Just Destroyed China's Fireworks Capital — and Xi Jinping Is Demanding Answers
Liuyang, a county-level city in Hunan Province, central China, is not just a place where fireworks are made. It is the place where fireworks were born. According to Guinness World Records, the Chinese firecracker was invented by a Buddhist monk named Li Tian near Liuyang during the Tang dynasty, around 618 to 907 CE. For over a thousand years, the city has been synonymous with explosive artistry — producing the pyrotechnics that light up Olympic ceremonies, New Year celebrations, and national spectacles around the world. On Monday afternoon, May 4, 2026, at precisely 4:43 p.m. local time, an explosion at a Liuyang fireworks factory killed at least 26 people, injured 61 others, and reduced a major production facility to rubble visible from aerial drones.
By Gideon Polycarp6 months ago in Journal
The brain's tiny gaps control how neurones transmit impulses.
The brain's empty areas aid in guiding chemical communications between neurones, according to recent research. It is now known that these minuscule gaps play an active role in communication, influencing how signals spread or remain concentrated.
By Francis Dami6 months ago in Journal
Drug Trafficking: The $600 Billion Global Industry Fueling Violence, Corruption and Inequality
By Tuhin Sarwar | Investigative Journalist । ORCID ID: 0009-0005-1651 5193 । Updated: April 2026 | Based on UNODC datasets and verified international monitoring sources
By Tuhin Sarwar6 months ago in Journal
Can a Market Neutral Income Strategy Support Steady Returns?
Building a stable financial path often means balancing growth with risk control. Many individuals seek approaches that offer consistency without relying heavily on market swings. A thoughtful approach, like a market-neutral income strategy, can help create a more measured investment experience, especially for those who prefer a calmer financial journey. This type of planning focuses on reducing exposure to broad market movements while still aiming to generate income over time.
By Brandon Honey7 months ago in Journal
My Rules of Engagement With Vocal
Initial Observations on My Vocal Writing I was looking at my figures for posts, reads, and engagement with others. My attitude is that in the model I am in you cannot expect people to just read your posts without any kind of exposure and engagement, although link bombers seem to think that will just happen if they have a title like “How To Make $1000 a day on Medium / Vocal”. Ironically my biggest read Vocal post is the one below which was a sort of clickbait experiment based on the most-read piece on my blog, and has had over a thousand reads.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Journal
