Author: craigshields

As mentioned elsewhere, American stupidity has taken us to a terrible place.

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What former Republican U.S. representative Joe Walsh says here is entirely on point. American voters didn’t care that the president they were re-electing was a convicted felon, a pathological liar, and a traitor to his country who is reviled around …

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As suggested by the tongue-in-cheek post at left, countries that suffer little or no corruption have no problems removing criminals from their governments. Neighboring Iceland’s reaction to the bankers whose criminality caused the 2008 economic crash re: real estate credit …

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Good going. Should have happened a century ago.

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At left is a reminder that there was once a time when morals mattered. How do you think voters at the turn of the 20th Century would have responded to Trump as a U.S. presidential candidate?

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Well, when the president of the country with the largest military on Earth threated to invade one of your possessions, what would you consider them to be? An ally?

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I wouldn’t say that congressional Republicans are resigning because their party has failed the American people; that’s giving them far too much credit. I think it’s because it’s clear that this entire criminal enterprise is collapsing, and heads are going …

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Here’s Mark Z. Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and director of its Atmosphere/Energy Program. He is also a co-founder of the non-profit, Solutions Project, explaining the environmental and cost-related benefits of wind energy. Of course, …

Short but Excellent Video on Wind Energy Read More »

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There have been many items in the news recently that are causing Trump’s MAGA base to erode, and the cartoon here depicts one of them.

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To the reader whom sent me this: I agree. I also like them. Hispanics are generally quite family oriented. My wife and I operated a horse-breeding facility for many years in Central California which would have been difficult if not …

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