Author: craigshields

Per this story: (Here’s a photo of) the children’s section in Patmos Library in Jamestown, Michigan. Local citizens voted to defund it in Nov., after it refused to ban all LGBTQ+ books. Now a local politician has suggested shutting down …

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Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt makes an interesting conjecture here. Someone pointed out that Andrew Jackson was about as vile a human being as can possibly be imagined, and no-one’s removed his portrait from the White House. True, but he …

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A friend sent me the good wishes at left, which I happily share with all 2GreenEnergy readers. Keep in mind that, strange though it may be, not everyone feels this way; this is something of a controversial statement.  Think of …

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At left is a concept about ending racism. Unfortunately, its logic is flawed.  Pretending a malady doesn’t exist doesn’t make it go away.  My dentist’s office features a sign that reads: Ignore your teeth and they’ll go away. Most of …

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Strictly speaking, the three-ring circus that is America didn’t absolutely need Elon Musk to come along with a new wave of outrageous behavior to provide us the latest in shock…and amusement. But now that he’s here, let’s give him credit …

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My wife will get a smile out of this, but, as previously mentioned, I think it’s vitally important that this country go through a process of, call it what you will: healing, purging, catharsis, sanitization/cleansing, revelation/epiphany, and/or contrition/atonement — and …

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Here’s a concept for a new design in wind turbines.  Contrary to what readers may have come to expect when they read that first sentence, this appears to make sense. The idea is based on the fact that, although today’s …

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I don’t know the first thing about these people, other then that they perceive a need among conservatives to look for “news” that goes beyond the stolen election, Joe Biden’s latest senior moment, and the contents of his son’s laptop. …

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One of the most salient features of American life today is our relentless outreach to find new levels of stupid. Marjorie Taylor Greene says that if she had been in charge of the January 6th insurrection, “we would have won.”  …

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The maps of the Netherlands here remind us of the triumph of science and technology.  We are savages in many respects, but our “big brains” have enabled us to do great things. Our problem lies in the fact that most …

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