Until his retirement, Rick Sikes managed the fleet of cars and trucks operating in the city of Santa Monica, CA, a municipality generally known for its progressive stance with respect to environmental stewardship. He worked hard to integrate alternative-fueled vehicles …
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Trump on Healthcare
Wow. If nothing else, Trump is shameless. Apparently, he thinks his supporters forget that he said this both before and during his four-year presidency, and exactly zero happened.
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The Cult Members Who Are Easy to Spot
If there is one good thing about the MAGA cult, it’s that these people are not trying to slip by unnoticed. The red hats and Let’s Go Brandon signs are hard to miss. Then there’s this guy with the truck.
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Sorry, Trump–This Won’t Work
As we go through the waning days of 2023 and into what could be called “The Year of the 91 Felonies,” here (at left) is the message the former president wants to convey. There are some MAGA people who believe …
Science and Critical Thinking
The author of the cartoon here conflates “capacity for critical thinking” and the “training to conduct scientific research,” even though they are two different things. When it comes to space exploration, disease control, climate science, etc., all the critical thinking …
Numerous Problems with Our Food System
There is no doubt that the author of the meme here has identified a problem with our food system, though I would argue that it’s not the problem. In addition to potatoes, the recipe for McDonald’s French fries includes a …
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Why Biden Gets No Respect
Political pundits everywhere are struggling to understand how it’s possible that Biden, given his administration’s admirable performance across a wide range of metrics, has such a lackluster approval rating. The answer seems to be that facts don’t matter, or put …
Many Americans Embrace Civil Unrest
In an earlier post, Fomenting of U.S. Civil Unrest, I responded to my colleague Gary Tulie’s concern that U.S. politics is so horribly partisan that civil war could break out at any time, especially given the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision …
Cows and Our Environment
A few incorrect (though fairly unimportant) claims in the meme here: Cow poop creates biodiversity. Wrong. See link. The lifecycle of grass takes CO2 out of the air and replaces it with oxygen. Throughout a 24-hour cycle, the intakes and …
Fomenting of U.S. Civil Unrest
From his home in Buckinghamshire, England, my colleague Gary Tulie (pictured) writes: Dear Craig, I have been watching with interest the unfolding legal drama concerning whether or not Donald Trump did or did not engage in insurrection, and if he …
