Here’s a piece from Fossbytes, the same people who claim that the costs of maintaining EVs is greater than that of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. A cargo ship named the Pyxis Ocean equipped with two 123-feet-tall WindWing sails embarked on …
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EVs and Maintenance Costs
Is the creator of the meme at left serious? From this piece: Electric Vehicle Drivetrains Only Have 20 Moving Parts Compared to Over 200 in Conventional Automobiles – This means lower maintenance costs and a radical shift in auto industry …
Saving Humankind’s Home Planet
Re: the meme here, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has said, “If we can explore colonizing Mars because we’ve ruined Earth, we can certainly fix Earth.” The man has a point here. What we need is the political will to put …
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The United States Is Not the Leader of the Authoritarian World
As shown at left, Trump’s reverence for the world’s authoritarian figures is among his most obvious, most glaring characteristics. It jibes with his feelings for our soldiers. i.e., that they are “suckers” and “losers.”
Revering Our Scientists
What physicist Brian Greene says here is true. I would be shocked if more than 10% of high school seniors in this country could name a single living scientist.
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EPA: Automakers Face Stricter Emissions Regulations, But Have More Time to Address the Issue
From the Wall Street Journal: The Biden administration enacted the strictest-ever rules for tailpipe emissions but also handed the auto industry a significant concession by giving them more time to comply, a recognition that the transition to electric cars will …
Trump’s Base of Big Donors….
…. seems to have dried up. Perhaps this is explained by the famous line that actor George C. Scott delivered in his 1970 film portrayal of “Patton”: “American loves a winner, and America will not tolerate a loser. The very …
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Trump and Suburban Women
Most American women who live within, say, 25 miles of downtown anywhere are educated and career-oriented. They deeply resent the Republicans’ far-right position on abortion, and oppose most of the other principles of Trumpism, e.g., white nationalism, the rejection of …
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Whackos Are Free to Wield Their Ignorance
As astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson puts it, photos like the one here are evidence that we live in a country with a) free speech and b) failed education. Here, you’re free to believe in things like the flat Earth, chemtrails, …
Trumpism and Education Levels
There has been much discussion concerning the relationship between educational levels and political leanings. There is no doubt, for instance, that one is more likely to encounter a Trump supporter running a hardware store in rural Mississippi than teaching cardiology …
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