From Nikki Fried, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner: For months and months, Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his brand of Florida exceptionalism when it comes to how the state responded to Covid-19. Now a surge in cases — MORE
Thousands of ex-racehorses being sent to slaughterhouses, BBC investigation claims An investigation for BBC1’s Panorama, to be broadcast on Monday evening, will claim that “thousands” of ex-racehorses – “most, but not all” of which were MORE
“A poll on the 52nd anniversary of the moon landing shows a majority of Republicans now reject science, sparking a COVID-19 comeback.” When the three-man mission had blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in MORE
The NYPD says a duo attempted to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Queens Thursday — an attempt that was thwarted by the young child’s mother. According to police, the kidnapping attempt took place around 8 MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers, over half the year of 2021 has passed. While my elderly Dad is quoting “The moving finger writes and having writ moves on” from the Rubaiyat, those of us who haven’t MORE
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threw his support behind Chick-fil-A this week after reports emerged that some students at the University of Notre Dame voiced opposition to the school considering making the chain a part of its on-campus dining. Students MORE
Something strange is happening in Washington: Mitch McConnell might go along with a central piece of Joe Biden’s agenda. The self-appointed “Grim Reaper” of the Senate, a minority leader who said just two months ago MORE
Hey All, it’s the Monday after the new show “Billionaires in Space,” and we find ourselves asking why the billionaires are choosing NOW to leave earth, before they’ve paid any taxes, and by the way, MORE
Eleven people armed with long guns and dressed in tactical gear who claimed to be a part of group called “Rise of the Moors” were arrested following an hours-long standoff with Massachusetts police over the weekend. Police MORE
White nationalist and Unite the Right attendee Nicholas Fuentes, de facto leader of the ultra-far-right “groyper” movement, has announced that he plans to attending a Conservative Political Action Conference gathering this weekend in Dallas, although he has not been welcomed MORE
Friday AGAIN? Happy Friday News Viewers, as we recognize that yes, we’ve moved forward in time one week while at the same time, we have moved absolutely nowhere, while at the same time we have MORE
The Pentagon is defending comments made by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after GOP lawmakers claimed the military chief misrepresented the department’s stance on the teaching of critical race theory. On Wednesday, an Air Force Academy MORE
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is finalizing a House GOP roster for a Democratic-led investigation into the deadly January 6 insurrection, canning the idea of a boycott on adding Republicans to the panel on the theory that MORE
Happy Monday, humans of the planet, and welcome to Free Range. . . . . Since Free Range is about the planet and all things on it, in it, around it, under it. . . MORE
As shockwaves spread across the country from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, corporate America took a stand against the lies that powered the mob. Or so it seemed. Dozens of big companies, MORE
Happy Friday, News Viewers, welcome to the Land of the Free and the Home of the Chat. . . . . That reminds me, Independence Day is coming up and I wonder, is this nation MORE
President Joe Biden is raising wages for federal firefighters to no less than $15 an hour, as the White House seeks to put a spotlight on the growing threats of wildfires and heat waves exacerbated MORE
The death toll for the Surfside building collapse rose to 12, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Tuesday. The total number of people unaccounted for is now 149 and the number of people accounted MORE
The World Without People (Do we deserve it?) On Free Range Free Chat things can be a bit confusing. It started as a free chat forum with a focus on animals, but we can’t very MORE
Thirteen million people in the Pacific Northwest will contend with a historic heat wave. 70-79 F// 80-89 F// 90-99 F// 100+ F NOAA This Sunday could be the hottest day on record in Portland, Oregon, MORE
One body was recovered on Saturday as the death toll rose to five with 156 people still unaccounted. Hazardous conditions at the site of the building collapse slowed emergency workers down. Story updated 5 minutes MORE
The oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami had “major structural damage” to a concrete slab below its pool deck that needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report on the building. MORE
Happy Friday, News Viewers, and guess what? This is yet another Friday without Trump for a president. Of course, it’s also a Friday without Rudy as a New York Lawyer; and a Friday following the MORE
An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race. An attorney disciplinary committee said in MORE
The Biden administration is forcing out the chief of the United States Border Patrol, Rodney S. Scott, who took over the agency during the final year of the Trump administration, a Department of Homeland Security MORE