To the reader who sent me the piece at left, I respond: Great point. Modern-day America just may be unique in all human history for the huge importance it places and the sheer joy it takes on punishing others based …
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Did Trump Almost Save the Day in the Texas Flooding Tragedy?
At left is a statement from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that indicates precisely how stupid she believes the average Trump supporter to be. Can anyone possibly accept what she says here is true? The catastrophe in Texas occurred because …
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When This Is Over, . . .
Here are the words of attorney and former Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub. It’s interesting that he begins, “When this is over,” making the presumption that it will end, and the United States will go …
Switzerland Pilots Solar PV Between Train Track Rails
The meme here is misleading; this is a pilot program in a very small part of Switzerland. As much as I favor solar, and siting in clever new ways, I’ll bet this effort fails, due to the crushing vibrations caused …
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U.S. Abdicates Role in Clean Energy
There are several independent reasons that a robust investment in solar and wind on America’s part is a good idea. One is establishing a leadership role in an industry that must grow if our planet is to continue to support …
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Trump Supporters
There is no third option? Really? How about the millions of rich assholes who simply have no interest in the well-being of anyone but themselves?
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Trump on the Texas Flood Catastrophe: No Reason to Listen to the Scientists — It’s a 100-Year Event
Here’s a video from Trump on the subject. Note that he started to blame Biden, but for some reason backed off at the end. This was a 100-year event, perhaps even a 1000-year event, until recently. Now, disasters like this …
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Why the MAGA Base Is Getting Restless
It’s understandable that this woman is angry. And she’s not alone; she is joined by tens of millions of our country’s meanest and most poorly educated people who are slowly figuring out that what little money they had is being …
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Trump’s “Leadership”
One thing we all need to admit about Trump is that he makes no attempt to lead Americans forward as a united country; in fact, he goes to great efforts to pull us apart. This makes him appear childish, even …
“A Glimpse of Our Future”
Obviously this is a glimpse of our future. Higher temperatures bring the energy required for more frequent and more severe storms. The only aspect of the tragedy in Texas that puts it in our face is that it happened in …
