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Hi, Peeps! I can’t believe we’re already at Krampusnacht. Back when Christmas was separate from SantyKlaus (St. Nick — feast day 12/6), this was the guy who punished the naughty children. Our ...

Mike Johnson branded himself a “wartime” speaker of the House during a Friday appearance on Fox Business. He also claimed he and President Donald Trump work nearly every hour in the day�doing ...

Crossposted from The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places You can also catch me at meteorblades.bsky.social The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled its plan Wednesday to slash Biden-era fuel-economy standards for passenger cars from...

A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related |� Border czar admits ICE sees all immigrants as ...

This Bucket takes you on a short walk we did a couple weeks ago on the northern tip of Camano Island. We’d had several days of rain, more like� gray skies with on and off�showers. On a forecasted ...

A new campaign against Amazon, Home Depot and Target says diversity is the best value. By Erin Aubry Kaplan for Capital & Main When it comes to struggle, � there are no holidays. But this year ...

One feature of the Republican administration in Washington and Project 2025 is their apparent wish to demote people in “women’s professions”. They are stripping them of their professional status at work. New government student loan caps will increase...

I have mostly been getting Global Warming news from Bluesky lately, and I have been preoccupied with COP30. I find that I have a backlog of climate-related e-mails. So today I am giving you the best of what I have received in the last month, with links...

______________________________________________________ “The planet is sending warnings in the form of storms, heat, and extreme weather events. Our choice is to act or to be acted upon.” ― Victor Manan Nyambala Kenyan Supply Chain Expert...

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Good evening, writers! I hope you’re doing well. We had snow here and our first real cold weather. I am curled up under a cozy blanket. I’m not really sure what to write about, but it has put me in mind of both the season, meaning the holidays, and the...

For decades, the United States has played a major role in reducing child mortality. The Trump administration’s stance seems to be “well, what if we didn’t?” The Gates Foundation issued a ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett was confronted on Fox News, of all places, with polling that shows most Americans have a negative view of the economy and blame it on President ...

Battery A Field Artillery Horse Barn was once an officers’ horse barn.� The building is one of two 1911�buildings original to Camp Withycomb. The Horse Barn now houses the artillery exhibit for ...

Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Ice Barbie Kristi Noem has landed in legal jeopardy after...

The Polson Flathead Lake Museum in Polson, Montana, has a collection of carriages. A carriage is a horse-drawn passenger vehicle. With regard to etymology, the word carriage entered into English in ...

"The true father of our national literature." That's how H.L. Mencken described the force of nature that was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain. If ever there was a person whose bullshit detector went to 11, it was him. Also in his corner:...

Sleep Maybe it’s my age, but I�hear complaints about sleep problems from most of the people with whom I speak. It’s recommended that adults get 7-8 hours of sleep per day. Cats should get ...

Automobiles were first developed in Germany in the late nineteenth century. During the first decade of the twentieth century, automobile manufacturing began moving from hand-made cars to mass ...

Humans— Homo sapiens —first evolved in Africa and were biologically adapted to life in a warm climate. When humans left Africa and began their migrations north into Europe and Asia, they had to ...