Author: craigshields

It is well established that 13,000+ Americans die annually and hundreds of thousands become ill due to the heavy metals and radioactive isotopes associated with coal-fired power plants.  Given that, it’s not clear why a study was required to conclude …

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From this article: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched into a profanity-laced rant against an NPR reporter after an interview, the news organization says, apparently frustrated by questions he had been asked about Ukraine and former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.

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Yes, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff really did say this, but it doesn’t mean what it appears to at first glance. The rich haven’t stopped getting richer; they haven’t somehow lost control of the U.S. law-making process and a break-away redistribution …

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The climate isn’t changing?  The climate is always changing?  A while ago scientists were predicting an ice age?  There’s still snow?  The science isn’t clear? 

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Existentialism could be defined as the philosophic doctrine that we are all born into an icy-cold universe that is completely indifferent to our well-being, and that we come to be who we are by making life choices for which we …

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I recall a barrage of such assessments from the mental health community when Trump first took office, though this is the first one in a while. Nothing to be concerned about, of course. Talmadge’s resume excerpt below.

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A friend who teaches 6th grade in a public school in Hawaii notes: The majority of his students have no real aspirations for learning or academic achievement. Their parents don’t care any more than the kids themselves.  

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A reader asked me to comment on the validity of the Wave Roller, a device seen here for extracting the energy from ocean waves.  It’s described by its proponents thus:

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Americans generally hate being tapped for jury duty, and often come up with excuses to be dismissed.  The meme here offers a few suggestions that are sure to get the job done, if they wouldn’t be regarded as patently absurd …

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Whenever I come across something that I want to comment on, but it seems so totally asinine that it might be fake news, I immediately plug it into Google and see what pops up.  Could the discussion at left here …

Wow, We Really ARE That Stupid Read More »

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