It was the code name for a program in the Department of Homeland Security. And it was in the process of being established. The DHS had the proposal in front of Congress in 2011. Senators Joe Lieberman and Harry Reid promised to secure funding. But something got in the way.
Iron-60 shouldn't exist on Earth. It's a form of iron that can't be made through any natural process on our planet. It could result from nuclear reactions, but not in significant quantities. Could it have already been here when Earth was formed? Maybe. But
What’s one of the most common New Year’s resolutions? ‘I’m gonna lose weight.’ In reality, you won’t. Unless you eat less and exercise more. Unless you reduce input and increase output of energy — calories. It isn’t rocket science. But it requires a disciplined approach. A
It’s no secret that the United States of America is a deeply divided country. In that division, voices are raised against political leaders by opposing parties. Allegations are made, falsities are promoted, and it must appear to outsiders that the American Political System is a free-for-all. An out of
On January 21, 2020, the first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was reported. Two years later the public health emergency officially ended. But not before 1.2 million people died in the U.S., and over 25 million globally. A pandemic was unleashed on the world. Those who fear
One of the first Executive Orders by the new administration required a plan to be delivered to the White House by Friday, February 7th. That outlined a release of all remaining classified documents held by the US government on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, of his
In today’s world we are bombarded more than ever before by visual messages. Television, the internet, the various social media platforms are laden with images. All designed to get us to do something, buy something, or subscribe to a belief in something. These images are far from subtle, (more
In 1963, the National Security Agency's Technical Journal (Volume XI, Number 1) featured a classified report with the following conclusion: "We are not alone in the universe." This is not the opening of a science fiction novel, or the next Spielberg movie. This is the factual
In the days following the Kennedy assassination, the CIA and the FBI immediately went to work to portray Oswald as a “lone nut.” This was a coordinated effort to erase any connections between Oswald and his now-known CIA handlers, and his likely parallel connections with the FBI. According to one
Perhaps one of the most polarizing people in today’s world, is the richest man in the world, (at the time of this writing), Elon Musk. He is praised, and he is condemned. To some, he is looked upon as the Eighth Wonder of the technological world. By some, he
Fentanyl is killing more Americans than car crashes, cancer, or violent crime. It’s a weapon of mass destruction, yet it flows through our borders like tap water. In 2021, drug overdoses killed 106,699 Americans—more than motor vehicle crashes (45,404) and firearm deaths (48,830) combined. So,
It used to be a popular theory that the Earth was hollow. There are still believers. But the Hollow Earth theory had its heyday in the early 19th Century. Among the most well-known was John Cleves Symmes. He was credible – a U.S. Army officer. And he genuinely believed the