Author: craigshields

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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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 …

Trump on the Texas Flood Catastrophe: No Reason to Listen to the Scientists — It’s a 100-Year Event Read More »

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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 …

Why the MAGA Base Is Getting Restless Read More »

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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 …

Trump’s “Leadership” Read More »

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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 …

“A Glimpse of Our Future” Read More »

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The question posed at left by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is a good one: Can we summon the ingenuity and courage required to save us from environmental collapse? FWIW, lots of smart people say no.  Kurt Vonnegut, for example, predicted …

Summoning the “Ingenuity and Courage” Read More »

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If you think there is a way to deal with people like Julie using reason and logic, you’re out of your mind.

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Those who might believe the myth that the United States has become more respected internationally now that Donald Trump has regained the White House may want to take a look at this mural, recently completed on a building in the …

How the United States Is Regarded Overseas Read More »

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I was chatting with some Swedes the other day who told me that they have an ongoing rivalry with the Danes.  When I expressed surprise, one asked me, “Don’t Americans feel competitive with Canada?” I responded that I couldn’t speak …

Oh, Canada! Read More »

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Now, if your plan is to rape and pillage American society to satisfy your greed, do exactly none of this. Destroy everything in the government you can get your hands on, so as to create tax breaks for the billionaires. …

Confucius Says …. Read More »

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