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Author: craigshields
25th Amendment?
Does anybody have even a conceivable explanation for this? Obviously, Trump wants to be the news, every minute of every day, but isn’t this lunacy beyond description? He’s in a class by himself when it comes to pandering to undereducated …
Tagged with: 25th Amendment
Joe Arpaio’s Latest Run for Sheriff
“President Trump might’ve pardoned him, but those who had families and communities destroyed by his unlawful tactics have not,” one advocate said.
Tagged with: law enforcement
America: When It Comes To Sustainability, You Have a Choice
I love this meme. Shopping for its own sake does seem to be conventional American behavior, but how satisfying can it be? Wouldn’t it be cooler (and more sustainable) to just go out and commit an act of kindness?
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Science in American Media
Question: What’s the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States?
Tagged with: Scientific American
When It Touches ME, It Starts To Matter
For a great while it appeared that Trump’s approval rating would remain at ~40% regardless of how unhinged his behavior became, and that his supporters would be steadfast in their loyalty, whether it was based on his military and economic aggression, …
Tagged with: denial of science
Gun Violence: Many Potential Causes, Some More Obvious Than Others
The gun death epidemic that has plagued the United States has us all wondering about both its causes and potential solutions. And Lord knows, there is no lack of suspects. Here’s the first part of singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler’s masterpiece from …
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Tomorrow’s Transportation
The author of this meme says it so well. Getting rid of the driver is far less desirable than getting rid of the oil that’s causing everything from war to climate change to lung cancer. The problem lies, however, in …
Fossil Fuels: Boon and Bane
A tidbit for today from the Writer’s Almanac: On this date in 1859, petroleum was discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania. It’s been called “the most important oil well ever drilled” because it marked the beginning of the modern petroleum age. Petroleum had been …
Cause of Wild Fires
I had the pleasure of meeting a local fire fighter recently. Out in the country, that means wildfires, and out in this particular part of the country (Santa Barbara County) that means you’re a very busy fellow, because, in the …
