Sen. Peter Welch says you’re more likely to be struck by lightning than see voter fraud. True if you count perpetrators, but not victims. One fraud case can disenfranchise thousands, even hundreds of thousands. When elections are tainted, e
In a tense Senate hearing, several Democrats—led by Bernie Sanders—shouted down RFK Jr. rather than engage his arguments. Instead of examining vaccine policy, CDC unrest, or border-linked outbreaks, the conversation devolved into scolding a
In a Facebook video, Rep. Becca Balint described her home being burgled and pledged she’d “do anything” to protect her kids. But her voting record tells a different story: opposition to fentanyl enforcement, crime bills, and law enforcement
A viral “history lesson” claiming ICE is the Gestapo has pulled in 182,000 likes online—but the comparison collapses once you look at how ICE was created, who oversees it, and how it operates under U.S. law. Facts beat whiteboards every tim
The chikungunya virus is making headlines across U.S. media after a major outbreak in southern China — the country’s first at this scale. But this mosquito-borne illness isn’t COVID, and Vermonters face virtually no risk. Here’s how it spre
DNI Tulsi Gabbard claims the CIA’s Cold War media tactics never ended. Historical records confirm these programs were real, from the Church Committee to declassified files, despite being dismissed as a “conspiracy theory.” #OperationMocking
WCAX ran a story about cuts to public broadcasting — but led with Cookie Monster. There’s just one problem: Sesame Street hasn’t needed CPB funding in years. Here’s the real story behind who pays for what, who doesn’t, and what the internet
Trump's attempt to cut overhead waste at agencies like NIH and the Pentagon is being blocked by courts citing "arbitrary and capricious" rules under the 1946 Administrative Procedure Act. It’s a bureaucratic straitjacket now used to veto re
A group of NIH researchers—including Nobel laureates—are protesting Trump-era budget cuts and a 15% cap on indirect costs, claiming they threaten science itself. But internal data shows many grants fund administrative overhead, not lab work
Newly declassified documents reveal a buried intelligence assessment showing no Russian cyber manipulation of the 2016 election. Whistleblowers were silenced, the Steele dossier quietly inserted, and taxpayers burned $40 million on Mueller
At a May 28 town hall, Rep. Becca Balint criticized ICE and DHS as “lawless” and warned the U.S. wouldn’t have “anybody to wipe our asses” without more immigration. Days later, a terrorist attack by a visa overstayer in Boulder raised fresh
Federal cuts to the Vermont Humanities Council have sparked outrage, but a deeper look shows state and private funding already covers most of its budget. These aren’t eliminations—they’re reallocations. The arts in Vermont aren’t being gutt
