The stage is set for the full-scale use of the U.S. military against the citizens in states that voted against Trump, despite the fact that this is forbidden by the U.S. Constitution and the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.
Author: craigshields
Trump’s Mentally Ill
As we can see from what Trump told Fox News here, he’s mad as a hatter. I recognize that the typical MAGA voter is disturbed as well, but insanity in the White House is not a sustainable way to govern …
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Denmark’s Supposed Re-Use of Wind Turbine Blades
This concept here is asinine, but it would be a lot less so if wind turbine blades were curved as shown in the picture.
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Wind Tree
According to AI: Netherlands has introduced the “Wind Tree,” a vertical structure covered with hundreds of small, leaf-shaped turbines that generate electricity from even minimal wind. Unlike conventional wind turbines, these trees blend seamlessly into urban or park landscapes while …
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Trump’s Competence
Regarding Trump’s competence, I suppose that if you want the United States to look like Turkey, Hungary, Russia, China, or any of the other totalitarian states, you have to admit that Trump is super-competent. His will is unaffected by any …
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Chopin — Music that Inspires
There’s a story behind the piece below, Chopin’s “Heroic” Polonaise, performed by Vladimir Horowitz, the pianist most people deem Chopin’s pre-eminent interpreter. Frederic Chopin was born in 1810 near Warsaw, Poland, and was known as a child prodigy as a …
Doing What’s “Right” Is More Controversial than it Seems
Some of us are looking for a single, simple statement to encapsulate what is going so wrong in America today, and perhaps it relates to what Aristotle says at left here. Even the MAGA folks think that what they’re doing …
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Beaming Solar Energy to Earth from Space
Many of us have seen the illustration here, where a solar PV array is put into a geosynchronous orbit, and sends microwave energy to a collector on earth. There is nothing theoretically impossible about the idea, and one good thing …
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If You’re in the Mood for Something Completely Nauseating….
The other day, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a speech before the nation’s highest-ranking generals and admirals, which was regarded at best as a waste of time, at worst as a slap across the face to the men and women …
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Understanding Antifa
Here’s a clever meme about what, exactly, is antifa. Those (like me) who find it funny do so because “antifa” means nothing more than “anti-fascist,” i.e. opposed to fascism. I may be a Philadephia Phillies fan, but that hardly means …
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