Author: craigshields

One has to suspect that what Nietzsche said here is true of a great number of Trump supporters, if only because the Big Lie is so preposterous.  More than 60 courts of law reviewed the election results, and found no …

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It’s (note spelling) sad indeed that talent is no longer necessary for success in the music business, but it should come as a surprise to no one that industry executives have capitalized on the degraded tastes of modern society.  

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Here’s yet another meme on the gross unfairness we are experiencing at the hands of Trump and the power he wields over our justice system.  And the lack of fairness is only a part of it; the most pressing point …

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It appears that the State of New York is going after Steve Bannon on the same fraud changes that were covered in the federal indictment for which Donald Trump pardoned him.  As we so vividly recall, Bannon was charged with …

Looks Like Bannon Is Going Down in NY Fraud Case Read More »

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Here’s the Word of the Day “Thought for Today”: If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.  – Claude Pepper, …

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Leaving tomorrow for five days in Mexico.  Was concerned about blackouts, but then realized that Mexico’s grid-mix includes fuel oil, and they have plenty of that. In terms of stability in record-breaking temperatures, they’re in better shape than we are.

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“This can’t get any worse.” How many times have we said that, only to find out that the 45th U.S. president committed fraud, then extortion, then obstruction of justice and witness intimidation, the attempted a coup, and now stole classified …

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It is true that, as of this date, Trump’s presence atop the GOP represents a long, slow, and painful decline of the party.  But that’s about to change. I can’t imagine that there is a single congressional Republican who won’t …

Trump’s Taking the GOP Down, But That’s About to Change Read More »

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In one of his sonnets, Shakespeare wrote, and I paraphrase, “Love that which you’ll soon be leaving.” It sounds like he was referring to our very lives.  (Aren’t we all leaving them?)  But, according to experts, he was talking about …

Love What’s Soon Going to Be in Short Supply Read More »

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The heatwaves that are traveling around the planet are reminding many of us what this planet will be like to live on in another 50 years. Perhaps they’re precipitating global action before it’s too late.

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