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In 1962 a mass conspiracy theory surfaced that there was a bug loose in a textile mill that was biting people causing them to fall ill. It was called the June bug epidemic. Of course, I’ve written about the lizard people which was also a popular conspiracy theory. And who could forget Salem? That is…

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A couple of years ago I brought to your attention the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. For those of you who missed it, brothers and sisters, I think that story bears repeating, especially in these turbulent times of information overload and, ahem, “alternative truth.” If Frank Abagnale Jr doesn’t ring an immediate bell, perhaps…

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It happened on Sunday. On Sunday, cable news’s sanity and rationality suffered a bit of a disturbance.(That’s putting it mildly.) This is because an orange gnome decided it might be a bright idea to grant a specific network an interview. Let’s say things did not go well. The creepy black widow spider, known as Faux…

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Lindsey Graham is up to his old tricks again. Over the weekend, Graham spoke about Iran, condemning President Biden and steering the conversation back to the only thing of importance in the South Carolina senator’s life. That would be Donald Trump. Graham said things would be different if Donald Trump were in office because the…

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February is from Latin februa, meaning “to cleanse,” and was named after the Roman month-long festival of atonement. It was also the Roman month honoring the dead. This February 2024 is a calendar-correcting Leap Year. I tragically lost my beloved younger sister on Leap Day 2000. Not only was her sudden absence devastating, but we…

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