We live in challenging times for all Americans. As suggested by the meme at the left, the fine folks from Wyoming who are as conservative as U.S. voters can get, recoil at Trump’s “ego.” But is his ego, the core …
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A Comparison Worth Considering
Here’s another reminder that the present-day politics of the United States bears a certain resemblance to that of Germany in the 1930s/40s. We cannot normalize criminal behavior in our leaders–especially that which threatens to overthrow our democracy.
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Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Protection
The screen cap here is from a video in which Ted Nugent explains how EMP Shield provides electromagnetic pulse (EMP) protection for your home. Somewhere, there are people who trust Ted Nugent to give them advice on technology. I want …
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Can We Understand Human Consciousness?
Legendary quantum physicist Erwin Schrödinger said: “Consciousness cannot be accounted for in physical terms. For consciousness is absolutely fundamental. It cannot be accounted for in terms of anything else.” Quite a statement, but is it true? Certainly, humankind has made …
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Big Insurance Follows Climate Science, But You’re Under No Obligation to Do the Same
At left we see the decisions that Allstate and State Farm have made re: climate change. If you live in a trailer park and get your “news” from Fox, Newsmax, and QAnon, you’re probably a climate denier, an anti-vaxxer, a …
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Are There Good Reasons Not to Care about the Future of Our Planet?
I used to co-coach my kids’ soccer with a devout Christian who couldn’t get his wits wrapped around my passion for the environment. Since the world is soon coming to an end, as laid out in the Book of Revelation, …
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Mike Pence to the Rescue
Mike Pence is running for U.S. president in 2024, but doesn’t that mean he has backers who think he could possibly win? What level of stupidity does that require? Does someone with money honestly think that Americans want to be …
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Looks Like Trump to be Charged in Documents Case, and He’s Not Too Happy
This from Trump a few hours after his lawyers left the Department of Justice offices. I’m going out on a limb and suggesting that the attorneys didn’t succeed on pressuring the DoJ to lay off.
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More on Trump’s Persistence
Earlier, I wrote a post on how Trump never quits, never apologizes, and never backs down. In response to the meme here, reader Luke Renna offers this: Shut up, you f***ing fraud. You’re not going to get your way this …
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Trump Has the RIGHT to Remain Silent, But How Far Will that Get Him?
Much has been said about Trump’s fabulous capacity for self-incrimination. A great example is the theft of the classified government documents, where Trump has claimed a) they’re classified, b) they’re declassified, and c) in either case, he’s allowed to have …
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