I recently met an attorney who told me that his specialty is traffic. “Really!” I replied. “That sounds interesting. Could you give me an example of what you do, and for whom?” He explained that people who get hefty citations …
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A Nation of Idiots and Its Race to the Bottom
The appeal to America’s most stupid people is heating up, and the meme here is a great example. First, let’s realize that the percentage of Muslims in the U.S. is somewhere between 1.1% and 1.3%, compared to Christianity at 67%. …
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The Rest of the World Can Scarcely Believe How Far the U.S. Has Fallen
At left we see an example of how the rest of the world views Trump and the United States of 2026. A blend of pity, contempt, and ridicule.
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From the New York Times: Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Founding at Rally
At the top of the news is the Trump’s administration’s day-long prayer event featuring speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that drew connections between the nation’s founding and Christianity. However, as shown below, there is in fact no …
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Anti-Renewables Propaganda
I spend a decent amount of time on social media–enough to see the 5- to 10-fold increase in posts that are essentially long-debunked myths about solar and wind that has taken place over just the past few months.
We Shouldn’t Accept Law Enforcement Abuses
If you condone abusive behavior on the part of law enforcement, you’re a terrible person. Simple.
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Will the Billionaire Taxes Cause the Rich to Go Elsewhere?
One of the most common arguments against taxing the rich is that they will simply leave whatever area is levying the tax. We hear about this most often in connection with New York City, where its liberal mayor is using …
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Some Investments Are Bound to Fail–But Only Time Will Tell Us Which Ones
A common tactic of Big Oil and the rest of the Trump-supporting world is to point out that some of our government’s investments in cleantech do not pan out. Unscrupulous people, as well as tens of millions of idiots, are …
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Nothing Good Ever Lasts, Or Does It?
If you don’t mind crying like a little kid, I hope you’ll watch the video below featuring Iris Dement singing “Our Town”; the theme is a sad one indeed. “Can’t you see, the sun’s sinkin’ fast, but just like they …
The Ultra-Right’s Efforts to Destroy Our Nation Will Ultimately Fail
What JD Vance says at left cuts across everything this country was founded on, and for that reason, it’s bound to fail. Yes, our population is far more hateful, uneducated, and ignorant of the core principles that underlie the basic …
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