To the author of the meme here: great job. I don’t think we’ll ever run out of ways to point out the hypocrisy of the MAGA Christians.
Author: craigshields
Saying No to Fox News May Save Your Life
I have quite a few childhood friends who are now Fox News acolytes, and I’m convinced that Fox’s “alternative facts” have inflicted untold pain on this nation and the other nations around the globe. From their disinformation campaigns on COVID, …
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The End of American Democracy?
The Americans who voted against Donald Trump in the 2024 election and the vast majority of the citizens elsewhere around the world will read this quote from Steinbeck and hope it doesn’t apply to U.S. democracy.
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Getting Serious about Renewable Energy in Texas
Here’s a piece that suggests that the people of Texas are developing a cleaner grid-mix, because they’re tired of have huge swaths of residential land destroyed by hurricanes, e.g., Beryl of June and July, 2024. This is a great example …
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Discussing Religion and Politics
I agree with the author of the meme here, and I believe that if we were to follow the course he suggests we’d be a lot less steamed about these issues than we are now. Having said that, it appears …
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America’s Horrifying Transition
Dr. Gregg Bloche, a friend who teaches at Georgetown Law School, said on a Zoom call yesterday that the U.S. has transitioned from “a cognitive to a non-cognitive” mode of politics and voting. What a fantastic phrase. It’s terrifying, of …
What the Results of the 2024 Election Taught Us about Ourselves
Perhaps it’s easiest to identify what American voters do not value: truth vs. lies, knowledge vs. ignorance, rule of law, fair treatment of minority groups, environmental sustainability, and democracy. It would be comforting to think that the outcome of this …
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How Americans Voted, By Gender and Race
White folks voted for Trump, 56 – 42. That’s quite a landslide, one that leaves zero doubt about our appetite for racism, lies, and treason. Fron the standpoint of the environment, it says something else as well: we couldn’t care …
Those Who Successfully Gutted the American Educational System Are Now Reaping the Rewards
We’re just now learning about the factors that put Trump back into the White House. In particular, too few voters are capable of understanding the issues, and, as a consequence, too few showed up at the polls. Many people, me …
Is the World Laughing at the United States?
Are they laughing? In a word, no. Quite the contrary. Most of the Earth’s population has historically counted on the U.S. to do the right thing when it comes to things like human rights and rule of law, and they …
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