Speaking strictly for myself, I find this extremely difficult to swallow. In the United States, the president is elected by the electoral college, which itself is informed by the popular vote in each of the 50 states. From where I …
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Dr. Tom Konrad, whom I interviewed for my book “Is Renewable Really Doable?” writes: “New Yorkers for Clean Power‘s energy coaching program (for which I coach) got a mention on Canary Media today.” Here’s the article to which he’s referring, …
In my recent post Trump’s at the End of His Rope, I made the point that the evidence of Trump’s guilt in the 91 felony counts he faces, especially the testimony of dozens, maybe hundreds of eyewitnesses, is about to …
An important factor in the upcoming U.S. presidential election is the vote of traditional Republicans who have enough intelligence and integrity not to re-elect Trump. As suggested in the meme here, Liz Cheney is the unofficial spokesperson for this group; …
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The Los Angeles Times reports: Gas-powered yard tools may be harder to come by starting this year. Assembly Bill 1346 requires phasing out fossil fuel-fueled leaf blowers, lawnmowers, weed trimmers, chain saws and other tools. The tools were targeted for …
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Everyone knows that burning jet fuel releases CO2 into the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and further warming the Earth. But did you know that contrails act to make the situation even worse? And that some of our top scientific …
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The comment at left is from former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich, and it’s hard to dispute. Allowing Trump to use some technicality to avoid prosecution for the 91 felonies of which he’s accused says one thing: all American citizens …
This from physicist Brian Greene. Sadly, very few young people can name (let alone look up to) a single living scientist. Ultimately, this is due to our society’s fixation on money. Rock stars and football quarterbacks enjoy vast media exposure …
Re: Trump’s post at left, economic analyst Robert Rapier writes: He already predicted in 2020: “If Biden is elected, the stock market will crash and your 401k will be zero.” Now that the stock market is at a record high, …
This from French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher François-Marie Arouet, known to us as Voltaire. If you’ve never read Candide, I hope you’ll treat yourself. The reason he’s correct here is the truth of what Plato said 2000 years prior, …
