From the candidate herself: I’m Caroline Gleich: a ski mountaineer, activist, and a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Utah. I’ve summited Everest, and my next climb is running for office. Despite warnings that it could harm my career, I …
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Why We Do Good
FWIW, I agree with the author of the meme here. The reason most of us refrain from committing harmful acts isn’t that we think we’ll be rewarded by some sort of force that pervades the universe. Nor is our motive …
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Top Trump Aide Ordered to Prison
From this article on former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro: (Navarro) has been ordered to report to a Miami prison on March 19 to begin serving a four month sentence for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee. …
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Trump’s Strategy of Constant Attack Plays Itself Out Again at the Academy Awards
From last night’s Oscars: Trump posts on his social media page, which Kimmel read aloud: “Here’s something I just got on my phone. Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. His opening was that …
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The Meaning of Your Life
Everything’s true here except the conclusion. You are anything but irrelevant. Let’s go with Gandhi on this one: “Whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it because you can’t know. You …
Projecting November’s U.S. Presidential Election Results
Yesterday, a conservative friend asked me what I thought was going to happen in November. I responded that I don’t have any insight into this that isn’t available to the rest of the world, but, if we’re simply extrapolating the …
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Trump’s Efforts to Reform the GOP in His Image
Here’s a short video that shows how Trump is working to remove all honorable Republicans from positions of importance in the GOP. If you’re Liz Cheney or Mitt Romney, Trump needs you gone, so that his cronies, e.g., folks like …
America First
“Theological heresy” may be too strong a phrase, but the point made here is a strong one. The idea that God favors American endeavors above those of the French or the Croatians is just plain stupid.
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Analyzing Trump’s Political Position
I’m not sure where this came from, but it’s good: They (Republican strategists) are seeing what we’re seeing. There are gigantic chunks of Republicans who are done with Trump. And that’s what’s going to make the difference in November. Now …
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Exxon and Climate Disinformation
From this piece on Exxon’s role in blocking climate legislation: “Democrats have focused particular ire on Exxon, after a senior lobbyist for the company was caught in a secret video bragging that Exxon had fought climate science through “shadow groups” …
