The chronology: Somewhere between 2 million and 200K years ago, Homo sapiens was formed out of a not-yet complete understood combination of its ancestor species. Its main differentiating factor: its huge brain, enabling humankind to assert its dominion over other …
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Another Shooting. In Texas?
A reader sent me this, noting: Fast food worker killed by a 12-year old with an AR-15 assault rifle. Texas, of course. It certainly does seem that shooters using AR-15s are found disproportionately in states like Texas. One might think …
Want To Dismantle Government? Think First.
As if we need further proof that the ultra-right-wing doesn’t know what it’s talking about, here are a few images that reflect their misbelief that Medicare is not a government program. These are the same people who want government out …
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Politically Driven Violence
Here’s an article in which experts predict a rise of violence on the part of right-wing extremists in front of the 2024 presidential campaign, due to the hard-core crazies’ belief that the woke left is ruining the country, in part …
Criticism of the “Woke Left”
If I were trying to make a video that explains how the “woke left” is trying to overturn the Second Amendment, first thing I’d do is look up the spelling of “amendment.”
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The Party of “No?”
I disagree with the author of the meme here. The Republicans have two extremely clear plans/platforms: 1) Dismantle all aspects of government that provide any honest help to the common American and hand that windfall over, via massive tax cuts, …
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Standing Up Against Stupidity
Camus’ idea might have been based on that of Plato: “One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” Christopher Hitchens wrote something similar: “Never be a spectator of …
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Saving the Environment
Here’s a quote from Bernie Sanders. For a moment, think about what American politics would be like if our Congress were composed of 435 Bernies in the House and 100 in the Senate.
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Differentiating Between the Republicans and the Democrats
Harry Truman’s statement here is another attempt to distinguish the two major U.S. political parties from one another. Democrats are not angels, but at least they’re on the right side of the issues when it comes to working on behalf …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Gun Violence
Question: What is the number I have covered up here (approximately)? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: The United States is unique in the world for many things, among which is that the slaughter of our children …
