In a post the other day I wrote: Big Oil’s only interest at this point is maintaining its revenue and profit stream indefinitely, But as time passes, this will be increasingly difficult, and will require feeding the public more propaganda. …
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Wokeism Raises Morons’ Hackles
As time passes and Americans become increasingly incapable of thinking, we’re seeing more ads like the one at left, exploiting idiots’ hatred of wokeism. Until just now, I was unaware that an inanimate object could be woke. I suppose I …
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Nationalism and Its Dangers
Not sure we need the seedy guy with the beer, but the point here is an important one. If you’re in Iceland or Paraguay, nationalism is probably harmless, adding a bit of pride to a small and nonaggressive country. But …
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What Are Our True Opportunities?
In the real world, the assertion at left is completely untrue. If the author wants to modify this to: All of us have the right to an equal opportunity to develop our own talents, then fine. But if you believe …
Trump’s Cabinet Could Be Terrifying
When I came across the meme here, I thought it was a joke, but it’s not. What exactly is Ron DeSantis’ or Dan Bongino’s or (disbarred) Rudy Giuliani’s “area of expertise?” If they exist at all, how could these “talents” …
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Uniting the People
This quote from Robert Oppenheimer is interesting. Obviously, there is no precedent in human history for anything resembling this. My best guess: regardless of the type of disaster, i.e., nuclear conflagration or environmental collapse, there will be plenty of survivors. …
Big Oil: Be Honest
Big Oil’s only interest at this point is maintaining its revenue and profit stream indefinitely, But as time passes, this will be increasingly difficult, and will require feeding the public more propaganda.
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California Is Not for Everyone
Not everyone grooves on California; we all know that. The people with the trailer here are a good example of this, but I’m not sure the world’s 4th largest economy is going to miss these folks too much. What they …
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Old Friend (Princeton Grad) Suggests Kamala Harris Is a Blithering Idiot, But How Fair Is His Accusation?
Here’s a brief conversation about Kamala Harris’ statement at left between an old friend (David) and me that I thought readers might find interesting: David: Is that a dangling duality or somethin’, girl? You never got to the “on the …
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The English Language Is Constantly Shifting, But . . .
I heard an interview with a university English professor the other day, and was surprised and dismayed to learn that she believes that most of the bad grammar we run across in our daily lives is actually the natural and …
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