Well, when the president of the country with the largest military on Earth threated to invade one of your possessions, what would you consider them to be? An ally?
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Why Republicans Are Resigning
I wouldn’t say that congressional Republicans are resigning because their party has failed the American people; that’s giving them far too much credit. I think it’s because it’s clear that this entire criminal enterprise is collapsing, and heads are going …
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Short but Excellent Video on Wind Energy
Here’s Mark Z. Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and director of its Atmosphere/Energy Program. He is also a co-founder of the non-profit, Solutions Project, explaining the environmental and cost-related benefits of wind energy. Of course, …
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MAGA Anonymous
There have been many items in the news recently that are causing Trump’s MAGA base to erode, and the cartoon here depicts one of them.
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Immigrants
To the reader whom sent me this: I agree. I also like them. Hispanics are generally quite family oriented. My wife and I operated a horse-breeding facility for many years in Central California which would have been difficult if not …
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What We Should Make of the New Mayor of New York City?
Have you ever wondered how many Americans have actually spent time in New York City on business? Do you find it interesting that the people in the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated city voted overwhelmingly for the new mayor? These people …
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The Decline and Fall of Human Civilization
Predictably, the right-wing “news” media is having a seizure over the inauguration of the new mayor of New York City. A guy on Newsmax said, “He took his oath swearing on the Quran! He doesn’t even believe in the true …
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On Stupidity
The ancient (pre-Socratic) Greek philosopher Heraclitus is most remembered for having written, “Change is the only constant,” or alternatively translated, “Nothing endures but change.” He wrote, “Into the same rivers we both do and do not step,” meaning that the …
Presenting Sir David Attenborough
An international hero. I met a guy earlier today, and we were discussing why human civilization is losing the battle against environmental collapse. The answer, obviously, is that there are too few David Attenboroughs and too much greed, ignorance, indifference, …
Corporations Need to Be Regulated
This from journalist and Presbyterian minister Chris Hedges. Corporations are not inherently evil. It is this business structure that built the aqueducts of ancient Rome. Yet the last couple of decades have opened Pandora’s box, including the infamous “Citizens United” …
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