Author: Leslie Eastman

FBI Concluded Covid Pandemic Started with Lab Leak, But Didn’t Tell Biden

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 27, 2024 46 Comments

Three scientists at the National Center for Medical Intelligence concluded that Covid-19 was manipulated in a laboratory as well. This determination was also omitted from the 2021 assessment on pandemic origins....

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FDA Rewrites its ‘Healthy’ Foods Guidelines for First Time in 30 Years

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 27, 2024 64 Comments

Nuts and seeds, salmon, olive oil, and canned fruits and vegetables are among those that will newly qualify for a "healthy" label....

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20 Big Cats at a Washington State Sanctuary Die of Bird Flu

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 26, 2024 12 Comments

Two cougars infected with bird flu die on the Olympic Peninsula....

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European Energy Firm Ordered to Remove 84 Wind Turbines from Osage Lands In Oklahoma

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 26, 2024 21 Comments

Energy Expert Robert Bryce: "It is a colossal black eye for the wind industry, which has collected tens of billions of dollars in federal tax credits by claiming its landscape-blighting, bird-and-bat-killing, property-value-destroying turbines are an essential part of the effort to avert catastrophic climate change."...

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Europe’s Medical Students Being Trained to Consider Climate Impact of Inhalers and “Green Prescribing”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 25, 2024 28 Comments

Meanwhile, Association of American Medical Colleges did a survey and found that 55% of medical schools reported that the health effects of climate change were a required topic in their courses....

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to Make Closest Approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 24, 2024 15 Comments

“We will be embracing a star.”...

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Trump Puts Purchase of Greenland on Task List for His New Ambassador to Denmark

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2024 54 Comments

Ken Howery, a co-founder of PayPal and former Ambassador to Sweden, may have the skills to make this deal happen....

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“Murder Hornets” are Officially Eradicated in the United States

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2024 14 Comments

The successful program targeted the hornets' nests...

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California Reported to Have Quasi-Cannibal Ground Squirrels

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 22, 2024 36 Comments

State's squirrels spotted hunting and decapitating voles (another member of the rodent family). The study's leader cited human-caused "climate change" while praising this adaptive dietary flexibility....

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Egg Shortages Reported Across the United States as the Holiday Baking Season Begins

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 21, 2024 35 Comments

Bird-flu cited as the reason for limited supplies. However, experts project shortages will be localized and short-lived....

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Starliner’s Astronauts Have Their Return Trip Delayed Again

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 20, 2024 16 Comments

Astronaut Butch Wilmore's wife: "You just sort of have to roll with it and expect the unexpected."...

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Coal Use Hits Record High in 2024 Thanks to India and China

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 19, 2024 9 Comments

As media pushes fear about record "hot" temperatures, a review of the science shows our main focus should be energy security....

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Declares State of Emergency over Bird Flu

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 18, 2024 33 Comments

The action was taken after the first case of severe bird flu was reported in Louisiana...

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Dept. of Energy’s Inspector General Wants Biden Admin to Halt its Green Energy Giveaway

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 18, 2024 13 Comments

Inspector General, Teri Donaldson warns of conflicts of interest, risk to taxpayer, and potential for awards to go to foreign entities....

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Public Health Officials Suggest Mystery Disease in Congo Could be Malaria

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 18, 2024 10 Comments

Interestingly, medical journals suggest there is a resurgence of malaria in the region...

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North Carolina Straining to Fund Hurricane Relief Efforts Over Two Months After Helene

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 17, 2024 20 Comments

Also updates on FEMA trailers, railroad infrastructure repairs, and the state's enduring Christmas Tree farms....

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Our National Science Foundation Has Given Over $2 Billion to DEI Projects

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 16, 2024 12 Comments

Bonus: A podcast with me talking Ace of Spades HQ's JJ Sefton and CBD about the challenges that science in this nation faces....

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Pilots Report Mysterious Lights ‘Moving at Extreme Speeds’ Across Oregon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 15, 2024 13 Comments

One explanation that has been offered is that the pilots observed reflections off of Starlink satellites....

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