When we think about the limitations of science, we normally contemplate things like dark energy or cures for dread diseases. Often, though, we come across eye-openers like the one shown here. No one knows why trees grow like this in …
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From Robert Reich: The right wing is dominating on TV and social media, reaching tens of millions of people and feeding them baseless conspiracy theories and propaganda. Stay informed so you can debunk these lies in real time, and beat …
Interesting thought here, but it’s one that I dispute. For simplicity, let’s say that there are two types of people: good and bad. There is no way for good people, those of conscience and decency, to have “easy lives” on …
In an earlier post Are Republicans Jumping Ship? I suggested that the idea that Republicans are leaving the GOP in droves out of frustration with the Trump/MAGA ultra-right might be wishful thinking. Speaking of which, please check out the piece …
As despicable a human being as Lindsey Graham is, it’s nonsense to suggest that what he said here constitutes inciting a riot. Predicting and inciting to two different things. Besides, what he says here is correct. Regardless of how carefully …
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There is no reason not to believe what Trump’s niece says here. If he gets away with election tampering, inciting an insurrection, and stealing classified documents, not to mention fraud, extorsion, witness intimidation, etc., he will be empowered to take …
A video from progressive political action committee “MeidasTouch” (see below) asserts that Republicans are leaving the GOP in droves out of frustration with the Trump/MAGA ultra-right. I would love to believe that, but I’m struggling with the notion.
It’s a question worth asking. OK, Florida wants MAGA-style Republicans, and Rick Scott certainly fits the bill. As governor, and deeply in bed with Big Oil, he made it essentially impossible to build solar plants. That will get hateful morons …
Glad to see this. Commonly, we see EV drivers mocked for filling up tanks of gasoline for their emergency generators in preparation for hurricanes. How asinine.
I’m sure this isn’t the only Halloween display in this vein in 2022, but it’s certainly clever. Somebody deserves credit. Denial of science in favor of what crackpots say on social media is a phenomenon that, we can only hope, …
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