America’s Only Native Caffeinated Plant—and You May Love It More Than Coffee or Tea
Key Takeaways Yaupon is the only known caffeinated plant native to North America. Yaupon tea contains theobromine and theophylline, providing energy without the crash and jitters. Yaupon can be re-steeped multiple times because it lacks tannins. The adage...
Trump Steals Pride and Joy of Washington
You can’t just shut down a city’s beating heart for the arts for two years, especially in times of turmoil. People should hear a Brahms symphony, played live in a concert hall, to feel alive again. Make that a capital city’s shimmering marble center...
News From Around the South 1/26 to 2/2
VIRGINIA: Where it all began: Virginia and the Black History Movement RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – This year marks a major milestone that helped shape how the United States of America tells its story. It was 100 years ago when Black History Month first began being...
American Gestapo/American Psycho
Last week, a half-dozen masked and unidentifiable Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed a 37-year-old federal employee, a nurse, by spraying pepper spray into his eyes, pushing him to the ground, stealing his lawfully owned and carried handgun, and then...
National park signs related to Native Americans, climate change to be removed
Among the national parks targeted in the new removal orders are some of the country’s most iconic: Grand Canyon, Glacier, Big Bend and Zion. Trump officials have ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to climate change, environmental...Obiter Dicta
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