As suggested at left, the confluence of Donald Trump and tens of millions of totally ignorant Americans is having horrific consequences for essentially everyone on this planet, but especially for the aforementioned tens of millions of totally ignorant Americans who …
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Biodegradable Plastics
Here’s an investment “opportunity” for people who don’t understand that: 1) Biodegradable plastic has been the object of scientists’ attention for at least half a century. 2) “Water-soluble” plastic faces a number of challenges, one of which is based on …
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“We All Have the Same God”
If any significant number of religious people looked at this subject the way Mohammad Ali did, we wouldn’t have the vast oceans of hatred and cruelty that dominate the human race.
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Elon Musk’s Bizarre Grasp on the U.S. Government
The United States federal government is reeling under some of the most vicious assaults in the entirety of its nearly-250-year history. First, in his attempt to stay in power after his loss in 2020, Donald Trump went on a flat-out …
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Republicans Have Lost Their Grasp on Basic Rationality
Until the last decade or so, Republicans were fairly reasonable people. How all this lunacy came along is anyone’s guess.
Flower Turbines: Just Another Exercise in Futility in Small Wind
These guys have been raising capital since they were founded 12 years ago. Will investors ever see a dime in return? No. As it has been shown consistently, small wind is a nonstarter, and the only thing special about this …
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Trump Faces Uphill Battle in Attacking Dissenting Journalists
Trump and his team have vowed to attack journalists who will not fall in line with incoming president’s messaging. Even with the enormous amount of power that Trump will have, however, it’s going to be immensely difficult for him to …
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Investing Oneself Into Others’ Lives
A corollary to this quote from 20th Century author and poet Charles Bukowski is: “It shouldn’t have to have happen to you for it to matter to you.” FWIW, this is just another way of looking at the term “woke.” …
Will We “Perish Together as Fools?”
When MLK said this in the 1960s, he was probably referring to war, specifically nuclear war. In any case, it was a time when there was very little awareness that humankind was on course to ruin our planet’s environment and …
Atheism and Humor
What happens when you combine British comedy with a disbelief in the supreme being? You get Ricky Gervais, who, as suggested at left, has a biting sense of humor.
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