Yes, Trump believes he can’t be touched, and his whole life, from his draft dodging to his dishonesty in business to his sexual abuse of women to his treasonous presidency, is a nonstop series of supporting evidence. I’m reminded of …
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, through the voice of Sherlock Holmes: “We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.” What’s more probable?
This article, “U.S. states sue Trump administration over weakened endangered species protections,” made me realize that, while the news cycle may be focused on removing Trump from office, the other problems plaguing us haven’t been frozen in time.
The meme here made me smile, as it illustrates the challenges we face with predicting the future 50 years hence, while calling to mind scientists’ beliefs as to how climate change is going to affect humankind over that same period …
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Fox News is somehow obligated to fight against anyone who would protect our planet and its residents from climate catastrophe, even when that “anyone” is a sincerely committed 16-year-old Swedish environmentalist. The obligation to beat her up becomes especially intense …
Meet The Electric Car That Doesn’t Need To Be Plugged In. We’ve already met. Dozens of times, over a period of decades. The fuel cell vehicle is a good example of a technology that never made it and never will.
Question: What do you suppose is represented in this pic here?
Some of the most powerful rivers in Croatia are dammed up to form man-made lakes so as to generate hydroelectricity. Apparently, it’s been that way since the late 19th Century.
VICTORY HAS A HUNDRED FATHERS AND DEFEAT IS AN ORPHAN – Popularized by President John F. Kennedy , but coined by the Italian diplomat, and son-in-law of Mussolini, Count Caleazzo Ciano (1903-44).
Over the last half century here in the U.S., there have been a few mega-trends that have redefined American life, and most of these are summed up in the work cynicism. We now have a pervasive distrust of government that, …
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