Author: craigshields

I love this lawn sign. You can re-elect someone you already know to be a criminal sociopath, or can choose someone else.

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Here’s a gentleman representing “Prepared Patriots” who claims: “America is on the cusp of the greatest food shortage in American (sic) history, but the mainstream media refuses to report on this.  Did you know that close to two thirds of …

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The meme here is completely incorrect. Hydrogen fuel-cell cars have been around for decades.  They take a few minutes to refill, and their range is nowhere near 1500 km. I’ve never understood the business model surrounding publishing total lies–especially if …

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I’m sure most of the U.S. was energized by what Teddy Roosevelt said here 120 years ago, but it seems that this “ship has sailed.”  Current-day American capitalists are completely uninterested in the quality of the average person’s life. Yet …

Caring for One Another Read More »

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The meme here reminds us that Trump’s choice of Vance as his running mate was absolutely bizarre.  Did the Republican ticket really need more hate and stupidity?

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The Trump phenomenon can be explained as the “perfect storm” in which an ignorant and angry U.S. electorate came across a demagogue whose lies they found irresistible.  Also supported by billionaires, Trump was swept into power, where, over a period …

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The  Trump supporters who bought the Big Lie “reasoned” that Biden couldn’t have gotten anywhere near 81 million votes, because he didn’t have rallies. The truth, of course, is that the typical Democrat has an extremely limited appetite for going …

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There are several reasons that climate change is proving to be such a difficult challenge for our civilization to overcome. One of them is nationalism/tribalism.  There are 200+ sovereign nations on this small blue planet, whose citizens feel very little …

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It depends on who you are. If you’re extremely wealthy and hoping for an additional tax break, then of course you can save with Trump–at the expense of governmental programs that improve the lives of the common American, educate our …

Could You Save with Trump? Read More »

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Neuroscientist/atheist/author Sam Harris says, and I paraphrase, that what perturbs him the most about religion is that one person suffering a delusion is thought to be mentally ill, but hundreds of millions of people with delusions are simply considered to …

Trump Supporters and Mental Illness Read More »

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