Author: craigshields

From this: New text messages obtained by the January 6 committee show Trump’s closest circle was strategizing to overturn the 2020 election before the votes were even counted. Wait a second.  Isn’t attempting to overthrow the United States government a …

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I have to think we’re very close here. There are no interpretations of what they did that don’t include the commission of numerous felonies.

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I can only imagine the look on her parents’ faces when their pretty, young, college-educated daughter brings this thing home to meet mom and dad for the first time.

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Regarding the meme here, a reader notes: Cease calling it Defunding. It’s restructuring their purchasing choices. Using their available funds to streamline their efficiency to help, serve and protect their communities. Defunding sounds like lawlessness, ignorance, and spitefulness towards first …

“Defund the Police” — Terrible Choice of Words Read More »

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Let’s start by admitting the obvious: Thomas Paine was a great thinker, but he never held any high public office . Having said that, consider how few of those who rise in American politics today think like this.  The precise …

Strength of Character and Political Life Read More »

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From this: It’s not like you can make food out of thin air. Well…it turns out you can. A company from Finland, Solar Foods, is planning to bring to market a new protein powder, Solein, made out of CO₂, water …

Food from Thin Air Read More »

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It’s funny, I had a premonition when I first heard the word “woke” that it was going to be co-opted by people who use the term “libtard,” i.e., hateful morons. It has had the same fate as “fake news,” that …

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Here’s some good news. Many Americans are concerned about voter suppression in its various forms, but insofar as it’s so blatantly unconstitutional, I wonder if all this worry is unwarranted. The 14th and 15th Amendments are crystal clear in their …

Given the U.S. Constitution, There Is a Limit To Voter Suppression Read More »

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The meme here is great, but most of the people who reject the findings of science do so because they are on the receiving end of false data they believe to be scientifically valid. If you turn on Fox News …

Those Who Reject Science Read More »

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Very happy to see this. Republicans take a dim view of anything even vaguely associated with the government that actually helps people. It’s a struggle that’s sharply intensified since 2016, and it shows no sign of detente.

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