Author: craigshields

The photo here was taken just west of the University of California at Los Angeles, on the 405 Freeway, the same one on which the cops chased OJ Simpson 20 years ago. Before Trump, this would have been unimaginable.

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“Sowing election doubts?” You say that like it’s a bad thing. If you’re a Republican it’s the thing on which you hang your hat.

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Clearly, the Republican platform “we’re tough on crime” doesn’t apply to things like fraud, extortion, witness intimidation, election tampering, inciting insurrection/sedition conspiracy, and theft of classified documents.  

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Of the 330 million Americans, I challenge you to name one (other than Donald Trump himself) who would have been more grossly inappropriate than Clarence Thomas, husband of seditious conspirator Ginny Thomas, to block the subpoena that compels Lindsey Graham …

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The push to reduce VMT (vehicle miles traveled) has been quite successful in many regions of Europe, where there is a confluence of great public transportation, infrastructure that supports bicycling, and an honest interest in environmental responsibility. In the United …

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I have never understood how Democrats lost the support of working-class Americans. Maybe the answer lies in the GOP’s enmity toward non-whites and immigrants.  As shown at left, it sure doesn’t reside in self-interest.

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As Bukowsky points out, humankind is marked by the distance we keep from one another, in other words, to function as tribal beings.  We celebrate our differences: skin color, socio-economic standing, religious affiliation, etc., while ignoring the vastness of our …

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Here’s another variation on the theme of converting the kinetic energy in ocean waves into electricity.  Is it any better than what’s available now? No.  This device allows the waves to move a long series of conductors up and down …

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The video below concerns the ruling from Judge David Carter that certain of the emails from Trump attorney John Eastman are not protected by attorney-client privilege because of the “crime-fraud exception.” That is, they discuss Trump’s commission of one or …

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The author of the meme here makes a good point, and puts it poetically, to boot. I’m struggling to find an abominable human characteristic that is not embodied in Trump:  cruelty, greed, dishonesty, love of violence, vindictiveness, taking pride in …

Trump’s Character Read More »

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