I’m afraid I have bad news: No donations are going to change the belief systems of tens of millions of hateful idiots. Having said that, we are capable of electing people who believe in democracy and rule of law, and …
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Fuel Economy and How We Regard Others
Most American consumers are at least somewhat concerned about the fuel economy that their cars provide, though, of course, many of these folks’ interest in the subject is rooted in how much they’re paying at the pump. Personally, I have …
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Why Hamas Was Inevitable
At this point, it’s hard to see a soft landing for the war in Israel, partially because all parties directly and indirectly associated with the conflict are led by people who are more in love with staying in power than …
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Why We Should Be Concerned about Trump in 2024
Reader Scott McKie notes: Face it — all Trump backers / voters are as morally and politically corrupt as he is. And all Republican voters are as politically corrupt as the MAGA crowd — because, as they have continuously demonstrated: …
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Does ExxonMobil Honestly Care Where You Stand on Climate Change?
This from ExxonMobil: What do you think? On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important are Low Carbon Solutions to you? A skeptical mind might ask what’s actually going on here. Is Exxon basing its business future …
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Trump Approval Rating Remains Largely Unchanged, But It’s Still Substantial
I wish the content of the meme here were anywhere close to being the case. According to recent surveys, little has changed in Americans’ viewpoint on Trump; he remains broadly unpopular with the public, but he is not without substantial …
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Vivek
This guy has broad appeal to people of low reasoning capacity. “Declare independence from communist China.” I guess that makes sense until you ask yourself what it actually means. Two of his other tenets: God is real. and There are …
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Warren Buffett on Oil and Gas
Warren Buffett still buys oil and gas companies. His rationale, as he explains here by means of a comparison, is that he owns positions in Walmart, even though they sell cigarettes. In other words, he laughs off the moral aspect …
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Returning to Normalcy after Trump
Maybe it’s too early to start thinking about reestablishing a society of respect for human decency after we get past our bout with Trumpism. As suggested in the photo here, it would be foolish to think that the journey will …
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Is Mike Lindell Broke?
FWIW, I don’t believe for a moment that Mike Lindell, the MyPillow guy, is anywhere near broke. Keep in mind that he is a professional liar, one who claimed he had ironclad evidence that the 2020 presidential election was stolen …
