Tag Archives: spying

We found the leaker, and it’s Donald Trump… By passing highly classified intelligence information to the Russians, Trump has committed an impeachable offense

By Mark | May 15, 2017

I know this will be outdated within five minutes of my having posted it, but HOLY SHIT… Not only did Trump invite Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin’s Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak into the White House the day after firing James Comey, the man responsible for directing the FBI’s investigation into […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged braggadocious, bragging, classified information, Director of National Intelligence, Donald Trump, H.R. McMaster, impeachment, intelligence, intelligence community, ISIS, leaks, Russia, Sergey Kislyak, treason, Vladimir Putin | 57 Comments

Now we know the names of the men whose graves we just walked on in Jamestown

By Mark | July 28, 2015

Earlier this month, the family and I loaded up the car and drove south to Savannah, Georgia, making stops along the way at a number of significant historical sites. Among other places of interest, we visited Colonial Williamsburg, the site of the Wright Brothers’ first flight, and the “lost colony” of Roanoke. My favorite stop […]

Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged archeology, astronauts, caltrops, cannibalism, chancel, colonialism, Douglas Owsley, England, English Colonies, Gabriel Archer, historic archeology, James River, Jamestown, Jamestown Rediscovery, Jamestowne, John Rolfe, King Philip III of Spain, lead, lead poisoning, Mars, Mars colonization, Pedro de Zuniga, reliquary, Robert Hunt, Sir Ferdinando Wainman, Smithsonian Museum of American History, Spain, Virginia, Virginia Company, We'll Make Our Kids Appreciate History If It Kills Us tour, where Pocahontas, William Kelso, William West | 8 Comments

Getting to the bottom of the EMU “redface” incident, talking Detroit rock with photographer Doug Coombe, and the music of J.T. Garlfield… on this weekend’s edition of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | April 30, 2015

For some inexplicable reason, Brian Robb, the station manager at AM 1700, has been telling people that I plan to just lock the studio doors, unplug the phones, and play with my new puppy for the duration of this Saturday’s show, oblivious to my responsibilities as a host. He took to Facebook this morning warning […]