The horrific shootings this month — the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and the shooting event in Buffalo, New York, targeting Black Americans — have once again shone a spotlight on how frequent this type of MORE
Football legend Herschel Walker had just finished cruising to an easy primary win in Georgia’s Senate race Tuesday night when Democrats let him know the easy campaigning is over. In a hostile welcome to the general election, MORE
San Francisco police officers said Monday they will not march in the city’s LGBTQ Pride parade this year, an act of protest after the event’s board of directors asked them not to wear uniforms. Mayor London Breed MORE
During the 20-21 school year, schools closed down for periods of time to stop the spread of COVID. researchers are now learning that the closures came at a stiff price—a large decline in children’s achievement MORE
Happy Monday News Viewers, and welcome to our Monday free chat; we call it Free Range because of its scope— we go everywhere with words, ideas, thoughts and topics, and OPs about all things environmental, MORE
Here are a few of the newer TV shows and movies; I’m starting a couple of these but also watching my oldies as well– movies I’ve seen a thousand times — they’re comfort food. The MORE
Less than 48 hours after his shocking defeat in North Carolina’s primary election, Rep. Madison Cawthorn took to Instagram to post a defiant, vengeful, and typo-riddled message promising a “Dark MAGA” comeback. After decrying the establishment-driven campaign to unseat MORE
Hi News Viewers, Happy Friday, this 20th Friday in the year 2022. Last week I said it was the 20th week in the year — could it be that I’m in an unholy hurry to MORE
“Those picking up this book a few decades from now will have to confront the question of why a free people, in discarding their most promising leaders while elevating the likes of Kevin McCarthy, asked MORE
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) sparked outrage on Monday when she suggested companies that are offering to pay the travel costs for employees to receive abortions are just doing it to save on paying for parental leave instead. MORE
The Pentagon’s top intelligence official on Tuesday vowed to apply “rigorous scientific analysis” to learning the origin of UFOs, in a rare public hearing on the highly secretive and controversial mystery. Ronald Moultrie, DoD’s undersecretary MORE
In recent weeks, a nationwide baby-formula shortage has left parents scrambling to find enough food to feed their children. More than 40 percent of the usual formula supply is out of stock following supply-chain issues and a MORE
Yes, it’s Monday, News Viewers, again, so welcome to Free Range, our all over the place free chat for the day, hence the phrase “Free Range” It’s been a week. Another one. Another week so MORE
The suspect in the fatal shooting of 10 people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket Saturday was reportedly haunted in his writing by the “great replacement” conspiracy theory — a viciously racist view of the world that has been touted MORE
“A man wearing military-style gear entered a Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Avenue shortly after 2:30 p.m. and began firing a rifle, according to law enforcement.” At least 7 people were killed during a mass shooting MORE
Few Americans know why there is a baby formula shortage in the U.S., and Governor Greg Abbott, along with many in the Republican Party, is taking the problem and pinning it on President Joe Biden, MORE
Good Morning News Viewers, it’s Friday the 13th, a day that’s supposed to scare us, bad luck, horror, wailing, howling wolves. A day of no hats on the bed, no walking under ladders, no breaking MORE
“. . . .Two days after the horrifying events of the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, Twitter announced that it was suspending Trump’s account permanently, in accordance with its policy on inciting violence. The daily clamor MORE
Democrats in Congress are rolling out ways to tackle inflation. But they’re struggling on another front: Talking about it with the public. “Too often, Congress recognizes issues too late,” Porter, a top GOP target this MORE
Across the country, many mothers say they are rationing food for their babies as they search for more formula. Some are driving several hours, only to find more empty shelves. Online, private sellers are gouging MORE
Kentucky Derby 2022 winner Rich Strike appeared to have plenty left in the tank after his stunning upset victory in the 148th Run for the Roses on Saturday. Video from NBC Sports’ broadcast of the Derby shows Churchill Downs MORE
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Happy Monday News Viewers — Free Range is our Monday free chat with a mountainous, grassy, oceanic, atmospheric, subterranean reach across the distance of all the thoughts, sights, memories and twisted, sarcastic and gutsy knowledge MORE
Adeline Chen, Senior Producer at CNN, speaks of reproductive rights in the context of her recent miscarriage. For nearly every day of 2022, I’ve become all too aware of the emotional and physical cost of MORE
Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted “Nazi filth” in Ukraine in remarks he made to commemorate Victory Day, the 77th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Putin’s remarks also noted that he sent congratulatory messages to the Russian MORE