Author: Leslie Eastman

Child Dies of Measles During Recent Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 27, 2025 38 Comments

The press asserts Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is downplaying the seriousness of the outbreak; yet, there was little such drama over the many measles cases during the Biden term....

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Human Bird Flu Hospitalizations Now Reported in Wyoming and Ohio

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 27, 2025 18 Comments

Meanwhile, dozens of bird-flu-struck geese found in New Jersey parks, leading to their closure....

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Taiwan Detains China-Linked Ship Suspected of Cutting Undersea Cable

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 26, 2025 12 Comments

"It cannot be ruled out that it was a grey zone intrusion by China."...

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UNC Charlotte Students Design Bridges to Replace Those Destroyed by Hurricane Helene

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 25, 2025 24 Comments

This is the kind of thing that we call resilience, that people are willing to help each other."...

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Wild West 2025: Audacious Train Robberies Reported in Mojave Desert

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 25, 2025 26 Comments

Believe or not, the target is Nike sneakers. The monetary loss to the train companies is staggering, and the number of incidents jumped a whopping 40% during the last year of the Biden administration....

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Professor Glenn Reynolds Reviews the Case for Privateering Against Mexican Cartels

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 25, 2025 6 Comments

"Sail forth, privateers! Sharpen your cutlasses and load guns with grapeshot!"...

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Archeologists in Egypt Discover Tomb of 18th Dynasty Pharaoh

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 25, 2025 25 Comments

The "roaring 20's" is not complete without the discovery of an ancient Egyptian royal tomb. The burial site of King Tutankhamen's great-great-great-grandfather Thutmose II revealed. ...

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CT Man Accused of Eating Murder Victim’s Brain Granted Conditional Release

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 24, 2025 66 Comments

Sister-in-law of victim Angel Gonzalez asks: “How do we really know he’s not going to do this again?”...

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New Bat Coronavirus ‘Discovered’ Poses ‘High Risk of Spillover to Humans’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 24, 2025 30 Comments

Dr. Shi Zhengli announced her team has 'identified' a new virus with similar infection pathway as covid pathogen....

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Biden’s Former Energy Secretary Golden Parachutes Down to a Sweet Gig on Energy Company Board

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 22, 2025 19 Comments

As a reminder, Jennifer Granholm's tenure at DOE featured stock-related scandals and the "War on Appliances". ...

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Is It Time to Rethink the Culling of Poultry in Response to Bird Flu?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 21, 2025 37 Comments

The Trump administration plans to roll out a new strategy against the bird flu....

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Ebola Ruled Out in NYC’s Recent Infectious Disease Scare

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 21, 2025 8 Comments

It turns out the disease was likely norovirus....

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DOGE Battles to Free Ideologically Captured Scientific Institutions

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 20, 2025 16 Comments

As the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health get the DOGE-treatment, scientists are filled with dread....

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New Evidence Shows Earth’s Core is Changing Shape

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 18, 2025 53 Comments

Meanwhile, Earth’s magnetic north pole is still on the move, and scientists have updated its position....

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Will the Deep State Be Beaten via a ‘Kobayshi Maru’ Maneuver by DOGE Team?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 15, 2025 34 Comments

In this Star Trek analogy, Elon Musk is captain of the Department of Government Efficiency crew using tech power to stop death by bureaucracy....

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Egg Purchase Restrictions Implemented at Major US Grocery Stores

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 14, 2025 43 Comments

Loss of egg laying chickens is to blame, as over 148 million birds have been put down since the official start of the bird flu pandemic over 3 years ago. Meanwhile, Ohio reports is first case of a bird flu in humans....

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Associated Press Blocked from Oval Office for Dead-Naming ‘Gulf of America’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 13, 2025 70 Comments

While indigenous peoples had their own names for the Gulf, such as the Maya term Chactemal, these were replaced mainly during European colonization....

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Ousted Oakland Mayor Bitterly Clung to Power, Casting Votes After Recall

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 13, 2025 16 Comments

Sheng Thao cast tie-breaking votes on 2 ordinances, 12 days after her term as mayor officially ended. Thao now faces six federal corruption charges....

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