Author: craigshields

To be fair, the average Trump supporter is not proud of the fact that his hero is a convicted felon.  But somebody has to lie at the bottom of the barrel, and it might as well be the guy pictured …

Trump Derangement Syndrome Read More »

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The MAGA base is on fire about Trump’s quest to ban Sharia law.  It would take any of them about 15 seconds, if they wished to look into this, to learn that Sharia law has no official legal status or …

Banning Sharia Law in the U.S. Read More »

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Trump’s first term didn’t make him any friends with U.S. generals and admirals.   He followed up his referring to our soldiers as “suckers” and “losers” with pardoning someone who had been convicted in military court of a war-crime. Yet it …

The Top People in the U.S. Military Oppose Trump on All Major Issues Read More »

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The reason that the MAGA base supports Trump never was rooted in personal gain, whether that meant income, healthcare, or God knows, education.  Yes, they got shafted by the rising cost of living, but they never suffered anything like what’s …

American Farmers Are Singing a Different Tune Read More »

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Well, they were far more likely to be hospitalized and to die by drowning in their own pus and blood that built up in their lungs. Doesn’t sound pleasant. Not sure I’d call it “nothing.”

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As the U.S. midterm elections grow nearer, the two political parties are desperate to find their central narrative.  Coming down to the wire, it looks like this: The Republicans still claim that life in the U.S. is becoming more affordable, …

Is the U.S. More Terrified about the Specter of Communism or Fascism? Read More »

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Re: the meme here that a reader sent me, I’m not sure this is fair. What social democrats are proposing is exactly what most of the governments of Western Europe, and many other countries around the globe offer their citizens. …

Do Social Democracies Commit Genocide on Their People? Read More »

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The turbine presented here has blades that are 0.5 meters in length, and the average home requires 1.2 KW. When we plug this into a wind power calculator, we learn that we’ll need an average wind speed of 37 mph. …

German Wind Turbine? Let’s Do Some Math Read More »

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The substance of the meme here is correct; Florida public schools actually do require comprehensive K-12 instruction on the history and dangers of communism, following a series of legislative moves and curriculum standards. The updated “History of Communism” curriculum is …

Forcing Our Teachers to Toe the Line on Communism Read More »

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Trump appeals to two groups of constituents: a) a small group of billionaires who lavish him with campaign contributions in exchange for huge financial favors, and b) a large number of poorly educated white people who call themselves Christians–the so-called …

Why Trump Works So Hard to Divide Us Read More »

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