The answer to this one’s a little complicated. The TL;DR version is, no, the U.S. government hasn’t downloaded a secret COVID-19 app to your phone in order to track you. Some governments are doing this, but the U.S. and Canada are not among them.
This doesn’t mean your movements aren’t being tracked. It just means you probably (more…)
An offbeat news story broke not long ago about a connection between the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil and a recent release of genetically modified mosquitoes. Folks picked up on it, and now it’s becoming a common theme on the internet. Best as I can tell, there’s zero truth to the rumor, but it got me thinking: Why is this sort of thing so easy for us to believe?
Yesterday, there was an inch of snow, and the President’s motorcade got stuck on the road. Literally stuck. Literally on the road. One inch.
Tomorrow, there’s two feet of snow due. Will the Federal government shut down?
It’s a serious concern. During the winter of ’09-’10, not one but two (more…)
Many remember 9/11, but some of us view the events in a different light. In order to discuss it, I’d like to start with some baseline information and move on from there.
The official story: On 11 September, 2001, two commercial airliners impacted the main towers of the World Trade Center on the island of Manhattan in New York City. Thousands of people (more…)
The New York Daily News is renowned for attention-grabbing headlines. “Anything to sell a paper” could be their motto (and some say it is). Today, they’ll be printing “God Isn’t Fixing This” on the front page as a slap at the Republican presidential candidates. (more…)
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