Well, let’s be fair and honest here. Yes, Trump and his vice president ranted about the Haitians’ eating Ohioans’ dogs and cats, but the reason they did wasn’t because they were insane; it was a) their understanding that truth is …
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Electricity from Rain? Can’t Believe It?
Well, it’s real. It’s call piezoelectricity. It’s the phenomenon where certain materials generate an electric charge when subjected to mechanical stress. Now, of course, the stress caused by falling raindrops is extremely small, so we’re talking about amounts of electrical …
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Absurdities in American Politics
My son noticed that our neighborhood has fewer Trump signs than it did a few months ago. I explained that it’s because the election is over, but that his supporters are just as hateful and ignorant as they were when …
The Balance of Powers as Set Forth in the U.S. Constitution
I’m trying to remember when, in elementary school, we learned about the three co-equal branches of the U.S. government, and I’m going to say it was somewhere around 5th grade.
Understanding High School Chemistry Can Help You Spot BS
The meme here is total BS. How do I know? CO2 is one of the products (stuff on the right side of the arrow) in CH4 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O + energy, the combustion of methane, which is …
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RFK, Jr.
It’s so hard to be a self-respecting American with garbage like this happening on a day-to-day basis.
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At This Point, Presidential Lying Is an American Institution
The hat shown here expresses a wish that most of us support, but one that seems unattainable at this point. The concept of a “lying politician” has been around at least since the days of ancient Greece, but no one …
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DOGE and Our National Parks
All this stupidity is not sustainable. It’s hard to know exactly when it will end, but slashing $1 from the federal budget to cut into a revenue stream 17 times larger and alienate tens of millions of people will not …
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Trump Most Dangerous Person in America
The top brass of the U.S. military has an extremely negative viewpoint on the president and his personal character, which raises the question why his supporters don’t seem to care.
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What It Takes to be an Anti-Vaxxer (or Climate Denier, Flat-Earther, etc.)
The author of the meme here posits that narcissism is required to be an anti-vaxxer, because without it, people would simply listen to the scientists who have spent their lives studying the subject. True. But the same could be said …
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