It appears possible that Trumpism is waning here in the U.S. and progressive forces are beginning to take hold. A sign of this is the return of organized labor, perhaps to a point of strength that existed in the mid-20th …
Author: craigshields
Making Sense of the Universe Around Us
The meme here reminds me of an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson in which he was asked, “Given that we understand less than 10% of what the universe is composed of, with all this dark energy and dark matter, couldn’t …
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American Voters’ Dilemma
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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Selling Fraudulent Nonsense to American Idiots
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 …
Hydrogen Fuel-cell Vehicles
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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Caring for One Another
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 …
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Two Very Different Vice-Presidential Nominees
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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What Made Trump
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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Democrat Rallies
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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Why Addressing Climate Change Is So Tough
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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