Author: craigshields

At left are the thoughts and feelings of “Michelle,” who echoes my disappointment in our military leaders. When/if Trump orders them to invade Canada, Greenland, or Panama, will they obey? Venezuela made me very sad and angry.  

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In case you missed it, Mike Lindell of MyPillow fame is running in the gubernatorial race in Minnesota. Yes, that’s the same Mike Lindell that just forked over $2.3 million when he lost the defamation lawsuit against Dominion Voting Systems, …

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Instead of getting upset, maybe someone should simply look up the word “entitlement.” It means something to which someone is entitled, because it belongs to them. If you deposit $100 dollars into a bank account, you’re entitled to withdraw it …

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Let’s not get too carried away here. Essentially nothing has changed, even with the recent news. Many rich people, especially those heavily invested in Big Oil, are making money beyond their wildest dreams.  They don’t care that the consumption of fossil …

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As always, the Stoics have nailed it. This does raise the question, however: What actually is out of our control? Does the individual American citizen have any control over whether or not a sociopathic criminal remains in office as the …

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At left is what Bernie Sanders says about Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela. It sure would be good if the U.S. president winds up at the International Criminal Court at The Hague.  

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Hilton Hotels cancelled reservations that the Department of Homeland Security had booked for ICE agents in Minnesota, causing a considerable ruckus in the Trump administration. Predictably, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem had a meltdown, demanding to know why Hilton is siding …

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One of the most important externalities of the consumption of fossil fuels is the cost of war.  By that, we mean a combination of the hard costs of operating (by far) the world’s largest military, but also the horrific loss …

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There have been many attempts to inform our society that consumerism is a choice, but so is a more minimalist lifestyle.  “The Story of Stuff,” founded by environmentalist Annie Leonard, is perhaps the best example. I once met Annie at …

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What is most amazing about this entire deal with Trump is that there seems to be no limit to the pure idiocy of what his base will accept as fact.

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