By Abrahm Lustgarten Pro Publica On a 110-degree day several years ago, surrounded by piles of sand and rock in the desert outside of Las […]
The Strange Files
Woman Alarmed by Mysterious Krakow Pastry Lizard
By Alexander Strange This is a test. There are two images accompanying this article. One is a photograph of an iguana, a kind of lizard. The […]
J.C. Bruce
Why Does Ron DeSantis Hate Children?
It’s time we asked our governor why he hates children. Yeah, I know, it sounds like one of those “when did you stop beating your […]
THE STRANGE FILES — By Alexander Strange
Woman Alarmed by Mysterious Krakow Pastry Lizard
By Alexander Strange This is a test. There are two images accompanying this article. One is a photograph of an iguana, a kind of lizard. The […]
Coronavirus in Florida Claims an Entire City but the Mermaids Survived
Thousands of lives have been lost in Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic and now the disease has claimed an entire city. Thankfully, the mermaids […]
Florida Man Smiles, Waves at Camera as He Loots U.S. Capitol
Less than 24 hours after a failed coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI and other police agencies have launched a massive manhunt for […]
God, Space Aliens and Demons Make Their Debut in Presidential Race
By Alexander Strange They say politics makes strange bedfellows. And it’s hard to imagine, with less than ninety days until the election, that it could […]
Jesus on a Tortilla–A Story from the Army of the Strange
All these stories about weirdness don’t come out of my imagination but from the pages of newspapers, wire services, police reports, and tipsters. One group […]
Sheriff’s Deputies Rush to Call for Help, but it Didn’t Add Up
“Help…Please…Get me out of here.” That’s the lettering on a yellow sheet of paper a maintenance worker saw in an apartment window in Naples, Florida. […]
J.C. Bruce
Why Does Ron DeSantis Hate Children?
It’s time we asked our governor why he hates children. Yeah, I know, it sounds like one of those “when did you stop beating your […]
Pro Publica: The Killing of the Colorado River
By Abrahm Lustgarten Pro Publica On a 110-degree day several years ago, surrounded by piles of sand and rock in the desert outside of Las Vegas, I stepped into a yellow cage large enough to fit three standing adults and was lowered 600 feet through a black hole into the ground. There, at the bottom, amid pooling water and dripping […]
Read moreWhy Does Ron DeSantis Hate Children?
It’s time we asked our governor why he hates children. Yeah, I know, it sounds like one of those “when did you stop beating your wife” loaded questions. But consider: Gov. Ron DeSantis has been on a tear, threatening local Florida school districts with fund cuts and even replacing school board members if they dare defy his edict that masks […]
Read moreHow Trump’s Tax Cut Fattened the Wallets of the Ultrawealthy
By Justin Elliott and Robert Faturechi Pro Publica In November 2017, with the administration of President Donald Trump rushing to get a massive tax overhaul through Congress, Sen. Ron Johnson stunned his colleagues by announcing he would vote “no.” Making the rounds on cable TV, the Wisconsin Republican became the first GOP senator to declare his opposition, spooking Senate leaders who were […]
Read moreDATELINE FLORIDA: When All Else Fails, Blame the Immigrants
By J.C. Bruce There’s an internet meme showing the state of Michigan in pastel shades of yellow and blue contrasted with Florida in glaring fire-engine red. The images are juxtaposed with mugshots of the governors of the respective states. The idea is to contrast how the Democrat in Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, is doing a superior job of managing the coronavirus […]
Read moreDateline Florida: Masking the Gunshine State’s Problems
By J.C. Bruce I have been assigned by Tropic Press to write this new periodic dispatch from the Gunshine State, an effort to provide a fair and balanced perspective on news emanating from this subtropical paradise that may seem confusing, confounding, and, perhaps, utterly crazy to outsiders. We’ll begin this unbiased and totally objective report with a look at how […]
Read moreWoman Alarmed by Mysterious Krakow Pastry Lizard
By Alexander Strange This is a test. There are two images accompanying this article. One is a photograph of an iguana, a kind of lizard. The other is not. Can you tell the difference? If so, your powers of observation are keener than some. Specifically, better than a woman in Poland who called the authorities when she saw an unusual object […]
Read moreFeds Exclude Thousands of Viable Businesses from Pandemic Relief
The Small Business Administration refuses to give pandemic relief loans to people who have filed for bankruptcy, even if their businesses can survive. By Lydia DePillis ProPublica Like every other storefront in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, the Coffee House — a cavernous student hangout slinging espresso and decadent pastries since 1987 — saw its revenue dry up almost overnight last spring […]
Read moreCoronavirus in Florida Claims an Entire City but the Mermaids Survived
Thousands of lives have been lost in Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic and now the disease has claimed an entire city. Thankfully, the mermaids are okay. The community in question is Weeki Wachee, a popular tourist destination about 50 miles north of Tampa, known for its mermaid shows since the 1940s and, at one time, the biggest tourist attraction […]
Read moreAmerica’s Drinking Water Is Surprisingly Easy to Poison
The cyberbreach at a plant in Oldsmar, Florida, which could have resulted in a mass poisoning, was a reminder of a disturbing reality: Despite a decade of warnings, thousands of water systems around the country are still at risk. By Peter Elkind and Jack Gillum ProPublica On Feb. 16, less than two weeks after a mysterious attacker made headlines around the world […]
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