As shown here, (ex) presidents like Trump are great for comedians, and they’re a boon to graphic artists as well. On a serious note, the United States is experiencing an epic breakdown when it comes to discerning truth from utter …
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Brilliant Climate Change Article
Here’s a fabulously passionate article on climate change journalism. It’s written by veteran reporter Sammy Roth, the Los Angeles Times energy correspondent, who also writes the weekly Boiling Point newsletter and previously reported on energy for the Desert Sun and USA Today. IMO, it’s …
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Banning Critical Race Theory Is More Serious Than One Might Think
Until I listened to Terry Gross’s interview with researcher Jeffrey Sachs (pictured), I thought the war against Critical Race Theory was simply a windmill that the far right could tilt its jousting stick at. Wrong. I learned that, “across the …
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Big Oil Board Members Refuse to Testify on Climate Pledges
As a critic of Big Oil put it, “Given all the loopholes and disinformation in their companies’ ‘net-zero’ pledges, it’s no wonder these board members are dodging the committee’s request to testify.” It’s very clear that the battle to phase …
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Accessing Banned Books — Now!
What a brilliant man, and a true humanitarian. Whether it’s borrowing or actually buying banned books, there is an abundance of evidence that what Stephen King recommends here is actually happening. Sales of these items are going through the roof.
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How Self-Reliant Do I Really Need To Be?
I love the ads for survival guides that claim: “They don’t teach this in our schools because they don’t want us to be self-reliant.” Really? Who’s “they?” Does anyone really want to prevent you from starting a fire without a …
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EPA to Restore Mercury Pollution Rules that Were Axed By the Trump Administration
Science has been aware of the toxicity of mercury and the other heavy metals for more than half a century. This is why we have unleaded gasoline and a campaign to remove lead-based paints. True to form, the Trump administration, …
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Florida, a Leader in the Rejection of Science
Assuming Trump is gone by 2024, Ron DeSantis is, at this moment, the most likely Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency. As shown at left, he’ll certainly have the backing of every anti-science moron in the country. The county immediately …
Hey, Kids, What’s Next for President Trump?
Ooo! Ooo! Call on me! I can answer the question, and kids, you don’t need the propaganda kit and the free gifts. It goes like this: 1) Investigation into crimes including fraud, election tampering, incitement of violence, and treason. 2) …
Changing the Minds of Trump Supporters
Great point here, and I think pretty much every one of us understands this, at least at some level. It’s still tempting to “get into it” with the Big Lie people, the anti-vaxxers, the climate deniers, and so forth, but …
