From this story on Newsweek: FEMA employees were left bewildered during a Monday briefing after agency chief David Richardson remarked that he hadn’t known the U.S. had a hurricane season, according to Reuters, citing four sources familiar with the call. …
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What Did You Expect?
As the risk of appearing too cavalier on the subject of human health, we need to realize that this mess discussed at left should come as absolutely no surprise. We have a president who largely rejects science in general, and …
To What Degree Do Americans Have Free Choice?
We’ve all heard people make the claim that both of the American political parties are essentially the same and, as George Carlin put it, exist only to provide us with the illusion of choice. Perhaps there was some truth to …
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Battery Swapping for Electric Vehicles
From EV Insider: Battery giant CATL is working with automakers on battery swapping that takes just over a minute-and-a-half. And the first cars with the capability are already on the road. About 15 years ago, it seemed that battery swapping …
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Re: Trumpism — Is There an Epiphany in Our Future?
I know a lot of folks are wondering how far the Republicans are going to move to the right before a significant number of Trump supporters have simply seen enough and call for a return of some sort of sanity. …
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Who Controls Planet Earth?
A dear old friend sent me a documentary from the mid-20th Century about the Rothschild family, exposing how, its creator claims, they covertly control everything of any importance going on in the world. I think most of us baby boomers …
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Stoicism
The Stoic philosophers, e.g., Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, were arguably the sages most focused on the practical issues of the human condition. Remember that you are mortal, and thus every minute of your life should be regarded as sacred. You …
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Death Sentence for Four-Year-Old
If someone can explain how this is an example of “making America great again,” I’d be very interested.
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Republican “Law and Order”
It does appear that the White House has crossed a red line, and that there is really no return path. In Round #1, Trump pardoned hundreds of felons convicted of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol–simply because they support …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Report Has Eyes Rolling
From “The Other 98%”: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report has come under intense scrutiny for citing studies that simply do not exist. Investigations found at least seven fabricated or untraceable sources, including supposed research by …
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