From The Independent: ‘That can’t be good’: Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch spark reaction by sitting together at Super Bowl. There are so many tragedies every day, all around us. Some are localized and are barely worth noting. Others are …
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Gun Rights
As much as I’d like to see strict gun control laws here in the U.S., driving down the stats on gun-related massacres is probably a more complicated issue. In particular, Canada (and most of the rest of the world) has …
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From the New York Times: Nikki Haley Is Running for President, the First G.O.P. Rival to Take On Trump
If the United States is going to elect a president with extreme right-wing values, it might as well be Nikki Haley, who appears not to have all the same criminal sociopathic characteristics as Donald Trump.
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Wise Words from Actor Keanu Reeves
I don’t want to be part of such a world either, but at some level, it’s forced upon us. If you had wanted to bet me 10 years ago, that by 2023, almost half of American voters would favor a …
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Campbell’s Soup Has a Point Here
I have not checked out the authenticity of this meme, but I hope it’s real. FWIW, I have noticed that there are bloggers hired by the Fortune 500 to make points similar to this one. To whomever wrote this: Well …
Here’s Where Mark Twain, Who Lived 140 Years Ago, Missed It
Yes, but keep in mind that Twain’s memorable quote applies to people of self-respect, not to fresh human garbage who succeed by preying off rotting human garbage. That the GOP has brought the U.S. Congress to this level must never …
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Why Can’t We Get Answers Re: the Chinese Spy Balloon?
Here’s a conversation on the Chinese spy balloon. Readers, can you help me understand this? Reader #1: China could collect valuable information that could not be detected by satellites. For example, spying from within the earth’s atmosphere might offer more …
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A Theological Contradiction
There are dozens of ways that atheists articulate their positions, as just as believers assert theirs. Though I’m energized by all of these, I have to say that I’m particularly impressed with this guy’s idea, as it’s one that I’ve …
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Childish Contention in the U.S. Congress
Most of us have seen this before, but we need to ask ourselves: Why do we think it’s any different today?
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Trump: The Right Criminal….At Exactly the Right Time
Trump and his family picked this country clean, and the damage is far from contained. Among other things, he’s started a war within the Republican party to see who can be the most ruthless, hateful bastard of a human being.
