The training, approved by the State Department, underscores the perils of military partnerships with repressive governments. Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in MORE
I’ve often said “why isn’t there more blue food””– and the same is true for animals–why aren’t there more blue animals? Red, Green, Brown, Black among others make a limited palate and why? Blue animals MORE
With reports of violence greatly exaggerated. The Western Conservative Summit is an annual gathering of right wingers that typically takes over the Colorado Convention Center for two days each summer. It is organized by the Centennial Institute and Colorado MORE
Attorneys who filed what Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called a frivolous lawsuit in an effort to overturn the results of the presidential election are facing backlash for their failed attempt. Both before and after MORE
This much is clear: The coronavirus is becoming more transmissible. Ever since the virus emerged in China, it has been gaining mutations that help it spread more easily among humans. The Alpha variant, first detected in the MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers; Friday has rolled around again, only this week, the wheels on the Friday bus are ON FIRE. Heat waves across the country–reminding me of the age old question — What about MORE
Donald Trump’s oldest son is flogging videos of himself online, while Ivanka is keeping an unusually low profile By Arwa Mahdawi, Guardian columnist. My father, you won’t be surprised to hear, is not a billionaire MORE
The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are both struggling to bring in money and hold onto members, as the far-right organizations deal with the repercussions of being connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The MORE
Abbott made national headlines with his announcement Thursday in Del Rio that Texas would build its own wall at the Mexico border, though he provided no further details and said he would lay out the MORE
The White House did not make a decision about whether to seek a new law with specific criminal penalties for committing or supporting domestic terrorism. The Biden administration on Tuesday rolled out what it said MORE
”Justice Sonia Sotomayor agreed with the decision but wrote separately suggesting that Congress should fix the problem” The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a revised federal law does not allow prison inmates to seek a reduction in MORE
The Westminster Kennel Club still held its annual dog show this week– relocated with COVID protocols– but otherwise, the same fascinating show. This year, four new breeds were included and the Best In Show was MORE
While most Americans go about their calmer post-Trumpian lives under the Biden administration, a significant number of their fellow citizens live in a different reality entirely. For them, a world of dystopian intensity has just MORE
The 49 victims who were massacred at a gay nightclub shooting in Florida are being honored this week with a community run, a museum exhibit, a mass yoga session, a gay chorus performance and a MORE
YouTube suspended Sen. Ron Johnson’s account on Friday after the Wisconsin Republican posted his recent remarks about alternative therapies to treat Covid-19. “We removed the video in accordance with our COVID-19 medical misinformation policies, which don’t MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers, already mid-June, and hot hot hot — and in this neck of the woods, humid, sticky.. . .Back in the day, we would have gone swimming in weather like this, but MORE
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has prompted more speculation about his health after recent photographs suggested he had lost weight. Kim, whose heavy frame has drawn global interest since he became the country’s leader almost MORE
Inflation soared 5 percent in May, the fastest year-on-year pace since 2008, as surging demand from the reopening economy met supply chains choked with shortages. Rising prices in the heating, yet fragile, economy are continuing MORE
Good morning, News Viewers and Happy Monday; this is Free Range Free Chat, our open thread with the free-wide-open ranging themes of animals (including people and bugs), the environment (including the physical and political) and MORE
Kayleigh McEnany took to Fox News on Friday to complain that famed photographer Annie Leibovitz had never photographed her or Melania Trump, a fact that she described as evidence of the entire press corps’ moral MORE
After years of effort, congressional investigators finally got their chance Friday to grill former President Donald Trump’s White House counsel. As the circuitous saga of Don McGahn’s testimony concluded, Republicans and Democrats on the House MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers — this is Free Chat where the chatting is free and the topics are yours; I’m glad to be here with the community because some all-important questions need answering right here, MORE
West Virginia plans to give away firearms as a reward for residents who have received a vaccine — part of a Father’s Day lottery that also includes trucks, scholarships and $1 million in prizes. Gov. Jim MORE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Tuesday a policy banning transgender athletes from playing girls and women’s sports that opponents have condemned as deeply discriminatory against transgender athletes and students. Dubbed the “Fairness in MORE
Alt-right comedian Owen Benjamin wants to create a “refuge” for his “internet friends” in Idaho. His neighbors, however, worry the rural site will become a scary militia haven. An alt-right comedian’s plans for a remote MORE