Mysterious File Sent By Mistake

MuckRock, is a news organization specializing in filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with state and federal government bodies. In its many filings, strange and unexpected results have been received, but none quite so surprising as the bundle just received from the Washington State Fusion Center. When journalist Curtis Waltman wrote to WSFC, a […]

Tarantula Burger Coming Up

In the past 6 years, Bull City Burger And Brewery in Durham, North Carolina, has celebrated its April Exotic Meat Month by featuring unusual foods from across the country and around the world. The restaurant has served iguana, alligator, camel, python, turtle, and a variety of insects. This month, it is a tarantula burger being […]

Alex Jones Sued Over Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theories

Alex Jones, a radio show host broadcasting out of Austin, Texas, has had two lawsuits filed against him. The two suits were filed on Monday in Travis County, Texas, where Jones is a resident. Three parents are accusing him of defamation concerning the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Jones repeatedly has called the Newtown, […]

Danger! Danger! UFO Memorial In Danger

At the end of a covered bridge, on farmland in Sheffield, Massachusetts, sits a 5,000 pound, 6 foot tall, white, block of concrete. On one side is a plaque from Governor Charlie Baker’s Office, and the Massachusetts seal on the other side. The plaque proudly boasts: “This Governor’s Citation is in recognition of the off-world […]

To An Open Door

Discussing the state of affairs in the US has become part of my daily routine. Everyone has been profoundly affected by recent events, all of them involving guns aimed at children. Ideas for resolution range from the simple, to being almost as frightening for a child as their scariest nightmare come true. It is without […]