Recent reports, court documents lend more evidence about how much of the violence at 2020 BLM protests was done by right-wing infiltrators. 2020 might have been the most chaotic and violent year in the United States since 1968. In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret…

You don’t have to work in a food bank or help the homeless to do some good. Websites like Kind Traveler offer suggestions, small and larger. — Last June, I took my two college-aged kids on a trip to the Pacific Northwest. One day, daughter McKenna wanted to go to Vancouver, but son Preston couldn’t travel to Canada since he wasn’t vaccinated. He agreed to be dropped off at the border town of Bellingham, Wash., for a…

Many people relax at a beach or mountain resort during annual vacations. I drive long distances with my kids, chasing a moment to really remember. — We do not take a trip; a trip takes us. — John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America, 1961 This is Part 1 of two parts. It is almost dark as Dad drives the station wagon over the Texas border into Arkansas. We are on our annual long…

FBI Director Hoover replied to suspect in letter about four years after Kennedy’s assassination; most ignore this compelling evidence By Kevin James Shay COPYRIGHT 2022 This article was updated on November 17, 2022. As the anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death approaches once again, the new information released about the…

Name-calling and worse surrounds the campaign to ban diversity offices from college campuses Former Austin City Council member and GOP operative Donald Zimmerman called supporters of diversity programs “anti-Christ Marxists” during an online exchange on June 3. Texas Republicans on May 29 passed a proposal that will ban diversity offices…

Mad Trip includes info on attractions, important trivia on North America’s highest mountains, tallest trees, deepest lakes, popular beaches, threatening volcanoes, parks — A travel memoir about the longest two-week United States cross-country road trip in history has been updated to include North American attractions and trivia. So now you can discuss important matters like the highest mountains, tallest trees, deepest lakes, most popular beaches, threatening volcanoes, and dangerous parks in North America…

Other volcanoes in Hawaii, Alaskan islands currently erupting — For weeks, the 17,802-foot Popocatepetl volcano 50 miles southeast of Mexico City has shaken nearby homes and buildings, and deposited a thin layer of ash upon fields and towns. On May 21, officials in Puebla, a city of 1.7 million people 30 miles east of the volcano, announced that school…

From Don the Con to My Pillow Guy and Trench Coat Man, here are updates on some of the biggest players involved in the Trump coup attempt and Capitol attack, aka Trump Operation Chaos. With the March 30th indictment of Don “The Con” Trump, the biggest January 6th villain is…

Uncle John dressed in drag in public and performed for kids way back in the 1950s. No one targeted him or used him in a political campaign. In fact, news reports even spoke favorably. By day, he was a warehouse manager who worked hard to support his family which included…