Author: craigshields

Lol.  Minne-f***ing-sota??? Sorry, too much literacy there.  Too many college graduates and IQ points. My advice for Lindell: Move to Mississippi or West Virgina and run for governor there.    

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When 2GreenEnergy was launched in 2009, there was still some talk about flywheels as potentially scalable solutions for energy storage.  But in the last 10 years, no one’s heard a peep about this subject from any credible source. Of course, now …

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It’s interesting that the countries that have the highest levels of education have the lowest levels of crime. Some have suggested that the United States deliberately under-educates its people so as to fill its for-profit prisons. I’m not so cynical, …

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This asshole’s only strength is his ability to prey on Americans’ ignorance, in this case, failure to understand that the platforms of the Republicans and Democrats flipflopped in the early 20th Century.    

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Margaret Thatcher made this comment in the 1980s, before the Internet made it possible for most people to figure out that: The countries that make universal healthcare and free education available to their citizens are the happiest nations and Earth, …

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I know not everyone agrees with me (e.g., my wife) but I will be surprised if Trump completes his term in office. Congresspeople want to be re-elected, and for most of them, this is the only thing motivating their actions.  …

It Seems Trump Is on His Way Out Read More »

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There are two types of people. First are those of us who stand for the idea: live and let live. We don’t deliberately step on ants, and we support the rights of the poorest people in the Western Hemisphere to …

Recognizing the Worst Among Us Read More »

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It’s amazing how often we hear that the Democratic party’s platform can’t be “We’re Not Trump.” Of course, I agree that Democrats have to stand up for lower prices, quality education, affordable healthcare, etc. But right now, the critical agenda …

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Until Donald Trump rose to power, I probably would have said climate change. Now, I would say it’s world fascism, as the world’s most powerful nation, at least at this point, is no longer a democracy in any meaningful sense …

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As we’ve noted in the past, the idea of capturing CO2 from the atmosphere is completely unfeasible, since 99.96% of the air around is something other than CO2 (mostly nitrogen).  However, there are environments that change this equation radically, cement …

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