108th anniversary of the Turkish surrender to the British

Ottoman WWI Navy COGwriter December 9, 2025 marks the 108th anniversary of Turkey surrendering Jerusalem to the British. Here is some information about it: For more than 2,500 years, officers had marched through the city to “liberate” it, always liberating it until the next conqueror arrived. So it was with the Babyloninan Nebuzaradan, Rome’s Titus, […]

CDC finally acknowleges that vaccines can be a factor in causing autism

COGwriter The US Centers for Disease Control has finally admitted that vaccines may be a factor in autism: November 22, 2025 The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want the government to follow “gold standard” […]

Donald Trump reverses recent public position on Epstein file release

Donald Trump ‘Truth Social’ on Epstein file release COGwriter In a reversal of some of his public statements this year, Donald Trump has said he backs the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files: In Surprise Reversal, Trump Now Supports GOP Release Of Epstein Files November 17, 2025 Less than 24 hours Days after President Donald […]

108th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.

Balfour Declaration Letter COGwriter November 2, 2025 marks the 108th anniversary of something called the Balfour Declaration. Here is some information about it: The British peer Arthur Balfour barely makes an appearance in UK schoolbooks, but many Israeli and Palestinian students could tell you about him. His Balfour Declaration, made on 2 November 1917, is […]

Back to ‘Standard Time’

COGwriter Sunday, November 2, at two a.m., the USA and several other nations (Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, and Haiti) change their clocks to go back to Standard Time and off of Daylight Saving Time: It’s that time of year again. The “fall back” day is coming to clocks across the nation… Remember, you’ll “fall back” […]

Daylight Saving Time Ending for Europe on October 26

COGwriter Sunday morning, October 26, most European nations change their clocks to go back to Standard Time and off of Daylight Saving Time: Don’t forget, the clocks go back tonight! Does it affect your health? Here’s what experts say 25 October 2025 The clock going back for winter is far less disruptive than the spring […]

Halloween causes annual spike in crime

Halloween Clown Mask (Photo from Pixabay) COGwriter Michael Snyder posted the following: Americans Brace For The Yearly Spike In Crime That Always Happens On Halloween October 21, 2025 When three thugs in Halloween masks terrorized a family in northern Virginia a few days ago, it was a sign that Halloween crime season is off to […]

By revised standards, 68.6% of American adults are obese

Obese females (Pixabay) COGwriter Many Americans are obese. But using revised standards, the percentage is higher than previously thought: BMI alone may not be enough to measure cardiometabolic disease risk among adults, researchers find October 20, 2025 The research, led by a team from the Border Health Research Cohort at UTHealth Houston School of Public […]

20 remaining hostages released by Hamas–but no, Donald Trump, the age of terror is not over

BREAKING: All living hostages have now been released by Hamas, the Israeli military say. 13 hostages have been handed to the Red Cross after seven were released earlier today. Live updates 🔗 https://t.co/C301Bd67jE 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/nmh78S2Gly — Sky News (@SkyNews) October 13, 2025 COGwriter 20 living hostages were released by Hamas today: […]