Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In a Tearful Call, a Child Tells a Police Officer That His Mother Is Gone When the Balloons Rise Prologue: A Child’s Cry Every night in our little neighborhood, the park near our home was filled with quiet whispers and rustling leaves under the streetlights. But for me, six-year-old Sam, that park was also the…

Emilie Dequenne, the star of the BBC drama The Missing, lost her battle to cancer two years after diagnosis. Dequenne, an award-winning actress from Belgium, was diagnosed with adrenocortical carcinoma, a cancer of the adrenal gland, in October, 2023. By April 2024, she shared with fans that she went into remission and opened up about returning to acting.…

Security Expert Speaks Out on ‘Poison’ Rumors After Trump Incident A security expert recently addressed disturbing ‘poison’ claims following an incident where Donald Trump was struck by a microphone. The event occurred on March 14, just hours after Trump delivered a speech at the Department of Justice, drawing attention on social media. Is This a…

 Getty Images Democrat Senate Minority Leader and New York Sen. Charles Schumer is facing a significant challenge to his leadership role in the Democratic Party. Many Democrats are furious that Schumer caved into Republicans and voted to invoke cloture so that the continuing resolution to fund the government could be passed. Prior to the cloture…

 Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court order that directed the Trump administration to release nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments by midnight on Wednesday. The dispute revolves around the administration’s retention of U.S. Agency for International Development funds. According to an emergency filing by the Justice Department, the…