Everywhere we look on social media we see references to the concept that Donald Trump is the leader of a cult, and that his supporters are incapable of understanding that they are following a sociopath. Fortunately, it seems that his …
Author: craigshields
Where To Live?
A couple of comments on the meme. There is a distinction to be made between a natural disaster like an earthquake, which has virtually nothing to do with human activity, and wildfires and hurricanes which are greatly exacerbated by human-caused …
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Does This Car Trim Off Belly Fat Too?
The ridiculous claims made by cleantech scammers are made possible by Americans’ amazing level of ignorance when it comes to science. Ask yourself how it is remotely possible that driving a hydrogen fuel-cell based car purifies the air.
Political Never-Was Kari Lake Still Fighting
From Arizona Republican political figure Kari Lake, “I just want the people of AZ and America to know that I’m (still) fighting it .. and that’s why we created Save Arizona Fund.” Adds a reader: possibly the “Save Kari Lake” …
Pessimism, Anyone?
Between environmental collapse, world fascism, and nuclear holocaust, it’s not easy to name the threat that is most likely to take us down. And let’s not forget runaway AI. Carl Sagan warned us many decades ago that we are a …
Lomi – Food Waste Composter Appliance
There are a number of kitchen appliances on the market that claim to have benefits over the way garbage is traditionally processed, i.e., by being thrown away to decompose in landfills. Of these, Lomi (shown at left) seems to be …
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What Makes an Atheist?
Re: this meme on atheism, I doubt that an examination of the bible causes any significant number of people to disbelieve in God. I suggest that, like so many other aspects of human behavior, it’s a matter of how our …
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Robots in Our Gas Stations
At left is a screen shot from this video that suggests that we will soon have robots to fill our gas tanks. That means that somewhere, someone thinks there will be enormous investments in this infrastructure that will pay for …
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Vivek?
Kudos to the author of the meme here. With the possible exception of Trump, this smarmy used-car salesman is the most transparent liar that American politics has ever seen.
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Trump and the Masses
Here’s another reminder of the “chicken-and-the-egg” question that we face in our attempt to understand contemporary American politics. Did American hatred and ignorance cause Trump, or was it the other way around? In any case, we have a country in …
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