It’s no secret that we Americans are capable of enormous stupidity, but here’s one I didn’t see coming. Suppose: You’re a high-ranking Republican senator who’s been working for decades to block the passage of common sense gun laws. You see …
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Oh, Canada!
There are myriad differences between the American and Canadian societies: – Canadians don’t seem to have a cult of anti-intellectualism that is so vibrant and in-your-face here. – Outside of Big Oil, they don’t let huge corporate interests (medicine, pharma, …
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From Newsweek: Trump Pushes Claim That Brian Kemp’s 50-Point Victory Was Fraud
From this piece in Newsweek: Former President Donald Trump’s “Save America” political action committee (PAC) on Tuesday sent an email to subscribers that linked to an article that claims Governor Brian Kemp’s victory in last week’s Republican gubernatorial primary was the …
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It’s Different In Finland, But Exactly Why?
All Americans have the sense, at least in a vague way, that there is something going on here that is very, very wrong. As we look at the meme here, we wonder: what are the main differences between Finland and …
School Shootings in a Larger Context
The gentleman shown here, custom-making child-sized coffins for the 19 kids shot at the most recent school shooting massacre, is certainly trending in our news, perhaps if only because what he’s doing reminds us of our youth, when no one …
From Radio Free Europe: Orthodox Clerics Call For Stop To War In Ukraine In Rare Challenge To Russian Government
Those looking for inspiration in a world dominated by tragedy, stupidity, hatred, and cowardice can enjoy what’s happening in Eastern Europe, where little Ukraine is standing up courageously against the barbaric Russian invasion. Here’s a report to the effect that …
Founded in 2005, Aptera Continues to Want Your Money, Still Fraudulent After All These Years
The would-be EV manufacturer Aptera, whose prototype shown here (unchanged from 2005) says: Join Aptera on our mission to transform the way we move. Many of our 15,000 reservation holders are also investors. Invest as we aim to build the …
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Have We Learned Nothing?
The meme here suggests that “we’ve learned nothing.” I don’t think that’s true at all. Almost everyone in America has learned what people around the world already know: a) The indiscriminant selling of war weapons to unscreened young people results …
Psychiatric Drugs and Gun Violence
As suggested at left, some folks believe that psychiatric drugs cause gun violence, reasoning that many shooters are, in fact, on such drugs. Apparently it doesn’t occur to them that anyone who commits such a crime is mentally ill, and …
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Indicting Trump in Georgia on Racketeering Charges
A reader sent me this and notes, Investigating a pathetic bully. One Barb Meadows notes: Let’s go!! Seriously. Let’s replace “weighing” with “indicting.” It’s not a crime to be a “pathetic bully,” but it is to try to overturn an …
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