2GreenEnergy supporter Gary Tulie writes from his home in Buckinghamshire, England (near London): Hi Craig, I don’t know if people in the US realise how much higher murder rates are in parts of the US than they are in the …
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When It Comes to China, Let’s Be Careful What We Wish For
It’s true that China represents a threat to American hegemony on the planet. Personally, I expect all this to happen by entirely peaceful means, but the U.S. would be ill-advised to ignore China’s military buildup. In any case, here’s what …
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To Our Great Chagrin, Some Rockers Are Trump Supporters
Herman’s Hermits are an English rock and pop group formed in 1964 in Manchester and fronted by singer Peter Noone. Hits include “Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter,” “I’m into something good,” and “Can’t you hear my heart beat?” It saddens …
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Solar PV Scam
Here’s a video presented by a gentleman who calls himself “Rich,” making me wonder, for a millisecond, why he didn’t use his full name. It’s an offer to sell instructions on how to build a small solar PV array that …
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“It Is Impossible for a Man to Learn What He Believes He Already Knows”
Epictetus said this, though not in modern-day Spanish. It’s just another way of saying what is attributed to Bertrand Russell: “The problem with the world is that fools are completely sure of their beliefs, where wise men are so full …
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The Cult of Trump
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 …
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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 …
