Staff Report – A week after Facebook Inc. announced its new corporate name Meta, along with a new logo as part of the company’s strategic shift toward focusing on the metaverse, the public’s initial reaction to the rebrand is less than enthusiastic, according to new data from Morning Consult. Americans feel even more unfavorably toward…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration says the United States will for the first time heavily regulate the potent greenhouse gas methane, which leaks from oil and natural gas platforms and is a significant source of air pollution that is contributing to warming the atmosphere 80 times as fast as carbon dioxide,…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Up before the sun on Halloween 2021, viewing the world through a computer screen hooked up to the internet and a big TV connected to a broadcast antenna, we can see clearly what’s going on here and all over the world, even in Glasgow,…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Texas man has now been added to a list of insurrectionists arrested for crimes related to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of carrying out the peaceful transfer of power by certifying the electoral…
The Scary Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s the season for scary things, and nowhere are things more scary for democracy and the planet than here in the nation’s capital. In case you missed it because the Facebook news feed algorithm is hiding it from you, or none of your friends…
By Glynn Wilson – SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK, Va. — Warm, humid October weather that could be attributed to climate change due to global warming from humans burning fossil fuels for energy has slowed the arrival of peak Autumn color in the mountains of Virginia. But it was a beautiful day in the park anyway on…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol met Tuesday night and voted unanimously to hold Trump brain trust Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for blatantly defying a Congressional subpoena to produce documents and testify about his role in inciting the insurrection and attempted…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been arrested following his indictment on federal charges of obstruction of justice for aiding and communicating with right-wing domestic terrorists involved in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and destroying evidence. The insurrection and attempted coup disrupted a joint…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposal for a new space telescope that will study the recent history of star birth and death along with the chemical elements that formed the Milky Way has been selected by NASA and is expected to launch in 2025. The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) is a gamma-ray…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you could catch a ride in a time machine what time and place would you pick? Time and place weigh heavy on my mind this weekend as I make my 64th annual ride around the sun on this beautiful blue planet, as mixed…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the world turns on its axis and we observe human affairs through the lens of media and social media, it appears from here that we have turned another corner in the tenor of news coverage and public attention and opinion. The good news…
85 percent of the global population has experienced weather events made worse by climate change – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two new science reports out Monday show that climate change is leading to major health threats against humanity and that at least 85 percent of the global population has experienced weather events…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s looking more and more like the American people will never be told the whole truth about Trump’s insurrection and attempted coup d’état on January 6, 2021. The political news site Politico broke a story Friday afternoon based on an anonymous, “scathing” whistleblower letter to high ranking members…
Staff Report – A Pennsylvania man was arrested this week for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the final electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020. Michael James Dickinson, 30, of Philadelphia, is charged with federal…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — For millions of people around the world, Facebook is simply another toy on the internet. Many people simply log in now and then and scan what’s on the home page news feed on their smart phones, maybe hit like on a post or video, and don’t engage on…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Park Service recently announced 18 new additions to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom in 11 states to further provide insight into the experiences of freedom seekers who escaped slavery, along with those who assisted them. “The stories of freedom seekers, who risked everything to claim their…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Here’s a life hack for you. If you can’t find anything worth watching at night on cable, Netflix or any of the other streaming services, try going to bed early and sleeping on your left side. You might find that your crazy dreams are…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American people can utter a brief sigh of relief this weekend as President Joe Biden signed a spending bill Thursday night that prevents a shutdown of the federal government, extending funding through early December. The bad news is we will all have to live through this threat…
The Big Picture -Â By Glynn Wilson -Â WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the absence of Trump tweets and constant news coverage of Trump tweets it’s hard to get the attention of people around the country to focus on any one big issue these days. After a major break from the news in May-July with vaccination…
Staff Report – A superseding indictment was unsealed recently adding new charges against two men for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020. Ronald Sandlin, 34, of Shelby County,…
