Must say, the guy looks the part. Only possible improvement: red MAGA hat.
Author: craigshields
Pope Leo XIV: Environmentalist
It appears that the new pope has the same humanitarian ambitions as the one we just lost, and environmental stewardship is a significant part of that. Good news, to be sure. Of course, how this will translate into action is …
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We’re Such a Sad Culture
The reader who sent me this writes: All states should be doing this! Only Americans should vote!!!! She has 800+ likes on her social media post so far. The problem? As every schoolchild learns, only U.S. citizens can vote in …
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Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
I happened to run into a rep for a large manufacturer of roofing materials earlier today, which gave me the opportunity to ask him about building-integrated photovoltaics. (“It isn’t on the roof; it is the roof.”) I told him that …
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Towards a Progressive Agenda
Yes, at left is the progressive agenda that America needs, but it hardly fits in with the nation’s zeitgeist one-quarter of the way through the 21st Century, does it? We’re hoping that all the garbage magically disappears, and we can …
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Our Next Surgeon General Could Be a Lobster Fisherman
Re: the meme here, former Marine fighter pilot and political candidate from Kentucky Amy McGrath says, “You can’t make this s*** up.” The truth is that it’s perfectly predictable. Real qualifications for the position of Surgeon General (or any other …
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President Trump, Can’t You Do Something to HELP Us?
Americans of all stripes are still trying to find something that the U.S. president has done to improve life for the common person. Not sure that eliminating a program that has helped U.S. citizens save on our energy bills qualifies …
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Price of Eggs
Trump also says eggs are $2/dozen. Not exactly. Pic below taken at my local grocery store, May 7, 2025.
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Keeping Us Stupid
At this point, no one knows the ultimate fate of American institutions like National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). To be fair, we can only speculate as to the reason that they’re under attack by the …
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The Media Has Lied . . .
I know, right? For example, take the New York Times, founded in the 1850s. All of a sudden, in 2016, after more than 150 years, they started lying with just horrible consistency that Donald Trump became the only credible source …
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