At only 6,288 feet tall, you wouldn't think Mount Washington would be such a killer. Home to many pleasant day hikes, and a charming Top o' The Mountain observation deck,… Read the rest of the article: Mount Washington is the most dangerous small mountain on Earth
DHS social media would like to reassure you: sometimes federal immigration agents help someone with a dead battery… even while the same agency's operatives are gunning down U.S. citizens and… Read the rest of the article: ICE will help jump start your car, or just shoot you in the back
After yet another execution style slaying of a citizen observer, the Trump Administration is sending its Third Reich cosplaying ICE Commander back to his old job, with rumors he will… Read the rest of the article: Bovino takes the fall
Shortly after a Fox morning host repeated a plea to send Tom Homan to Minneapolis, Donald Trump announced he was sending him there. While it is certainly possible that the… Read the rest of the article: Trump takes direction from Fox morning show
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most photographed pieces of infrastructure ever built. An engineering marvel, this excellent video details its construction and how it works. Animagraffs breaks… Read the rest of the article: How the Golden Gate Bridge actually works
Once again, "MAGA" Mike Johnson appears to have only a passing knowledge of what the House of Representatives is actually supposed to do. Even folks writing community notes on social… Read the rest of the article: Community note explains Mike Johnson's job to Mike Johnson
Sometime after midnight, while America slept, Grandpa Puddin' Brains got hold of his phone and let loose a torrent of posts on his personal social network. By morning, 85 posts… Read the rest of the article: Sundowning president unloads 85 late-night missives on social media
American history has no shortage of leaders who substituted authority for a costume. In the case of Gregory Bovino, performance has clearly replaced restraint. Noted Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer… Read the rest of the article: Bovino employs theatrical authority, a fantasy of self importance, and fatal overconfidence
Convicted felon Donald Trump claims the United States is sending "an armada" to meddle in Iran's domestic affairs. Nothing will feed the regime's narrative like the US parking an aircraft… Read the rest of the article: Trump decides to fix Iran, what could go wrong?
Parents are furious as a Minnesota elementary school was forced to issue a warning that ICE's offer of "food support" is merely entrapment. When public schools are forced to issue… Read the rest of the article: ICE using food as a lure to entrap parents
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight," said a Vice President who apparently has a poor knowledge of history. Finally, a metaphor for the Trump economy that fits. JD Vance… Read the rest of the article: Vance compares Trump's economy to the Titanic
Led by voice actor Sam Witwer, Disney's latest animated installment in the Star Wars universe, Maul is hitting all the right notes. Known for voicing Maul's deep hatred of Obi-Wan… Read the rest of the article: The trailer for "Maul — Shadow Lord" looks gorgeous
Yet another wholly optional death on a tall mountain. A hiker ignored his companions' concerns and kept going on their own. I have been fascinated with mountaineering deaths and what… Read the rest of the article: Hiker who kept going dies on Mount Whitney
On his way to Minnesota to purportedly "turn down the chaos," JD Vance is still lying about what the chaos is and who is causing it. The chaos is his.… Read the rest of the article: JD Vance still lying about Minneapolis
A leaked memo from the Department of Homeland Security makes it clear that the agency sees the Constitution, at most, as an inconvenience. The memo authorizes armed and masked ICE… Read the rest of the article: DHS memo declares the Fourth Amendment optional
ICE agents are dressing up as utility workers in Multnomah County, Oregon, in order to trick people out of their homes. Local lawmakers are urging residents to be aware and… Read the rest of the article: ICE agents cosplaying as utility workers is not law enforcement
While it may seem like sound advice, just going along with ICE, not arguing, or asserting your rights to remain "safe," is the worst path. This normalizes giving up your… Read the rest of the article: Why "just comply" is terrible advice
During a debate in the European Parliament, Danish MEP Anders Vistisen addressed convicted felon Donald Trump with a clarity not usually employed in international diplomacy. Vistisen told the Orange Menace… Read the rest of the article: European lawmaker uses universal language Trump understands
Newly elected New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill accused convicted felon Donald Trump of illegally usurping power and running a self-enriching grift with his tariffs, stealing from every US taxpayer. Sherrill… Read the rest of the article: New Jersey Gov. Sherrill opens her term by blasting Trump's grift
Woody, a very good boy in Portland, Oregon, has made a fantastic recovery after vets at the DoveLewis Animal Hospital removed a bone tumor in his skull. KATU News talked… Read the rest of the article: A very good dog makes a full recovery after rare brain surgery
