Author: craigshields

At left, we have the words of American planetary scientist Dr. Carolyn Porco, who explores the outer Solar System, beginning with her imaging work on the Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s. FWIW, I don’t …

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At left are the words of Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov, who went on to point out, “…which is basically everything a president does.”

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From a reader: Trump is causing a completely unforced recession, the markets (are) tanking, and your 401k’s plummeting, and he’s focused on invading Greenland. Funny you mentioned that. I had a recent conversation with a Trump supporter in which she …

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Re: Liz Cheney’s words at left, a reader notes: Quoting Liz Cheney? Really! She is such a war monger. She has no credibility.   IMO, this is what makes her so interesting: she’s an extremely conservative Republican. That she can see …

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This guy has a point. All this stupidity wouldn’t have been possible as recently as 10 years ago.

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As shown at left, Bernie Sanders is among many U.S. leaders who are saying no to Trump and his team of oligarchs. We’re not giving up.

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At left we see some of the most compelling reasons that no decent person should be supporting Trump at this point. The only thing that the president has going for himself is what could be called the “firehose effect” with …

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OK, the interview at left won’t happen.  But it is illustrative of how Trump supporters find twisted ways to justify anything and everything that their hero does. Will the United States be a better, stronger country without things like European …

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At left we have the words of American actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer Andy Richter.  And what he says is 100% true. The United States has not been invaded by a hostile foreign power. This is what we …

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This reminds of us of what Tom Joad said at the end of Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, when someone asked him where he was going: I’ll be everywhere, wherever there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be …

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