Author: Leslie Eastman

Leslie Eastman

I am an Environmental Health and Safety Professional, as well as a science/technical writer for a variety of news and professional publications. I have been a citizen activist since 2009, and am one of the co-founders of the San Diego-based group, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition.

British Prof Accuses Tolkien of Colonial Imagery in Lord of the Rings

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 20, 2025 79 Comments

A University of Nottingham course titled "HIST2056: Imagining ‘Britain’: Decolonising Tolkien" distorts the beauty and meaning of the author's iconic works....

Virulent New Monkeypox Possibly Circulating Locally in L.A. County

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 20, 2025 20 Comments

Three people were hospitalized before being sent home to quarantine and recover from "Clade I" infections that were acquired within the U.S....

Government Shutdown Turns Yosemite Into Playground for Squatters and BASE Jumpers

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 19, 2025 19 Comments

Conservation activists are upset that Secretary of the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is keeping the parks open, because President Donald Trump was not petty enough to close them....

After Six-Year Pause, U.S. Sees New Local Chikungunya Case in New York

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 18, 2025 3 Comments

Meanwhile, Minnesota is dealing with a serious outbreak of another mosquito-borne disease: West Nile Virus....

U.S. Torpedoes Global Shipping Carbon Tax After Sanctions Threat

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 18, 2025 22 Comments

Globalist climate cultists and green-grifters hardest hit as Trump Team forces 1-year delay on maritime carbon tax vote....

Gazans Capture and Slaughter Endangered Whale Shark

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 17, 2025 18 Comments

International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed the whale shark on its Red List of Threatened Species. The species is protected under Israeli law....

Western Alaska Reels from Remnants of Typhoon Halong; 1 Killed, Dozens Saved

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 17, 2025 6 Comments

More than 1,500 people were displaced in the wake of a massive storm surge....

SpaceX Starship Flight 11 Ends Successful Test with ‘Soft’ Splashdown

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 16, 2025 6 Comments

The next version of Starship is already in the process of being assembled, and may be ready for testing at the end of this year....

Why are Democrats Endangering North America’s Black-Footed Ferret Population?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 15, 2025 20 Comments

Schumer Shutdown causing the "callous and reckless" furloughing of employees who were slated to release captive-bred animals into the wild....

California’s Democratic Drought: Only 190 New Voters After Months of Effort

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 14, 2025 25 Comments

The new large, independent, and unaffiliated voting bloc may well decide the 2026 governor’s race, so perhaps there is hope the state will elect as governor someone less odious than Katie Porter. ...

President Donald Trump Receives Egypt’s Highest State Honor, the Order of the Nile

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 13, 2025 25 Comments

The honor is is traditionally awarded by presidential decree to figures whose efforts have offered exceptional service to Egypt or humanity....

Carney Dangles Keystone XL Comeback in Trump Tariff Talks: Pipeline Revived as Bargaining Chip

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 12, 2025 10 Comments

Both Canadian and American officials seem excited about the prospect. Sadly, it appears Prime Minister Carney began changing his tune slightly upon his return to the land of MAID and organ harvesting....

Death Penalty May Be on the Table for Man Charged in Palisades Wildfire

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 11, 2025 17 Comments

Gov. Gavin Newsom is forced to shift the blame from climate change to...

Explosion at Tennessee Military Munitions Plant Kills and Injures Several, Others Missing

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 10, 2025 1 Comment

Emergency response agencies concerned about secondary explosions....

Is Canada Becoming the Center of Organ Harvesting Tourism?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 09, 2025 24 Comments

American man gets heart from Ontario patient who died via MAID program, and expansion of the program to include mentally ill is looming....

As Trump Halts Venezuela Talks, Military Action Appears to Be on the Table

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 09, 2025 19 Comments

The US Navy has certainly been effective in striking drug boats, so the next set of cartel targets may be land-based....

Now French “Experts” Say Our Teddy Bears Need More Diversity and Realism

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 08, 2025 54 Comments

Diversity pseudoscience published in "Bioscience" forgets the real purpose of children's toys....

Trump Approves Permits for Alaska Mining Road Blocked by Biden Administration

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 08, 2025 18 Comments

The White House also announced a $35.6 million investment in Canada's Trilogy Metals, one of the regions possible developers. Also, 10 other key mine projects have been expedited in a mad dash to make us competitive with and independent from China....

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