Donna Kay Smedley writes: I’m sorry, but I find the case of Steve Bannon perplexing. This man has openly scammed Americans, had a part in some capacity of engaging in the 1/6 insurrection, but a judge has allowed him to …
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Thinking Rationally
This quote from Hippocrates reminds me of something astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said to an interviewer who asked him, “Well, if there is all this stuff in the universe that we don’t understand, why can’t that be God?” He replied, …
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Congrats to Union Workers
It’s so gratifying to see these victories for organized labor. A strong middle class gives back so many gifts to U.S. society, in the form of a stronger democracy, lower crimes rates, and better educational standards. On top of that, …
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One Cost Item No Longer Necessary for Big Oil: Public Relations
From the American Energy Society: US supermajor Chevron acquired Hess for $53 billion two weeks after Exxon Mobil purchased Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion and while BP doubled its YOY profits ($27B). Note: Many SMEs believe the sector’s historic performance is far …
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Americans’ Eating Habits
Here’s a video explaining how mashed potatoes can be made by boiling a popular brand of potato chip (Lay’s). Why not take all those chemicals, fill a syringe with them, and inject them directly into a vein?
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Watershed Event in U.S. Politics
As I mentioned in a post yesterday, American politics has reached a point where one of its two major parties, the Republicans, seems to have become aware that it offers nothing of value whatsoever to its base. Its platform consists …
Most of Us, Though Not All, Understand the Role Electric Vehicles Are Coming to Play in Human Civilization
Needless to say, I’m not too impressed by the author of the meme here. Unless you completely reject science, you understand that our consumption of fossil fuels is causing global warming, ocean acidification, the loss of biodiversity, and a variety …
Kentucky: Wow!
Perhaps what happened in Kentucky’s gubernatorial election yesterday (see left) is evidence that the American people have seen enough. Enough of the criminal insanity, the gun mania, the rejection of science, the suppression of women, and the religious fundamentalism. This …
The Religious Right Has Some Bad News for Tim McGraw
Well, that’s quite a statement from country music artist Tim McGraw. The problem you face, sir, is that most of your audience, at least insofar as they’re aware of your stance here, is that they consider you a Satanist. From …
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The Truth about Charging Your EV
Gerald Maynard, who submitted the meme at left, apparently has a “thing” for spreading disinformation. Not exactly a virtue, I would submit. The average retail electricity price in the U.S. is $0.11/kWh, so a full charge of Tesla’s largest battery …
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