Author: craigshields

From The Other 98%: Trump just gave away America’s last wild frontier — to Big Oil. It’s the largest giveaway of public land to fossil fuel companies in modern history. The announcement, made Thursday by Trump’s Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, …

Big Oil Donors Will Sure Like This One Read More »

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I agree with the author of the meme here; before Trump came along, it would have been the end of a president’s candidacy to commit an act of great violence in an effort to overturn a federal election and remain …

Overthrowing the Federal Government Read More »

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Bulldozing the East Wing.  The National Guard in U.S. cities.  Executing untried Venezuelans.  Charging for entry to White House events.  Getting rid of food safety.  Grab ’em by the pussy.  Overt racism.  Jeffrey Epstein. Extreme tariffs.  Bailing out Argentina.  Annexing …

Is All This Mayhem a Part of Trump’s Plan to Stay in Power? Read More »

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Agreed. Hope things turn out well for him and his country. It’s a shame the “civilized” world can’t do a better job in protecting and defending them. Speaking of “loading up a plane with money (and concubines),” this is what …

Defending Ukraine Read More »

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It’s not exactly “new news,” but (at least in the United States), there are two completely antithetical versions of Christianity, those who: 1) Live by the teachings of Christ, e.g. loving one another and taking care of those who most …

The Two Faces of Christianity Read More »

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Virtually every molecule of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel we use here in our human civilization came from decomposed plants and animals that were on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago. Within the last decade or so, scientists have …

Synthetic Fuels Read More »

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I have a very good friend who’s about my age, i.e., getting old, who writes: We the People either find a way to break Trump’s party’s grip on the wheel, or we go down with the ship….Like many of our …

Is Trump Poised to Announce Victory over the American People? Read More »

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…. just like 32 of the world’s most productive nations. Why is this so hard to fathom for the citizens of the wealthiest country on Earth? News flash:  We don’t want sick, ignorant people!

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This from the pro-democracy Lincoln Project, with a few comments below: First, Trump screwed over American soybean farmers with his pointless trade war with China. Now, Trump’s screwing over American ranchers by promising to import millions of dollars of Argentinian …

Trump Runs into Trouble with U.S. Farmers–But How MUCH Trouble? Read More »

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ICE agents have every reason to fear for their lives when protesters present this sort of nasty demeanor.

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