It was a war, like all wars, where much has been hidden, and where there is much to reveal. A war where the received wisdom and the received narrative of what happened-mediated to us by official sources, whether by government or by much of the media-is only a first draft of history, constructed not necessarily to enlighten but also, often, to obfuscate and conceal.   More

Wolves in Idaho and Montana are once again facing the vigilante actions of the 1800s. Both state legislatures recently passed draconian legislation with the stated objective of reducing wolf numbers to near 150—the number at which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will take over wolf management as per the states’ wolf management agreements in effect since Endangered Species Act protections were taken away from wolves. More

Nelson’s voice has been a touchstone for some of the great singers who’ve followed him, perhaps none more so than B.B. King. Indeed, the success of T-99 Blues prompted the Bihari Brothers to summon the young BB King from Memphis to Los Angeles for a recording session. Those cuts have been reissued and if you listen to them, along with T-99 Blues, you’ll hear how deftly King incorporated Nelson’s stylings into his own vocal approach, creating one of the signature sounds of Post-WW II blues. Many years later King told Nelson: “If it hadn’t been for singers like you, I would not have gotten in the business.” More

In his hegira from winner to loser, Trump snapped up whatever weapons were at hand along the way, and this disillusionment, caused by the Russiagate fraud, proved most useful. Trump consiglieri like Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani turned it on its head, claiming Venezuela and China tampered with voting machines, helping to steal Trump’s crown, while chief of staff Mark Meadows pursued more arcane charges of Italian meddling via space satellites. The Russiagate ruse turned out to be a can of worms. More