The Borowitz Report: The basis for Steve Bannon’s arrest is a rarely enforced 1858 statute requiring White House employees to conform to minimal standards of hygiene during their tenure with the executive branch. I thoroughly enjoy the work of Andy …
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Aquapor’s Porous Pavers
Here’s a development in materials science whose creators claim will help cities manage water run-off from the storms that are worsening due to climate change. It’s essentially a porous paver, absorbing far more water than the traditional substances, and then …
Where Did Walter Cronkite Go, and Why Did He Leave?
Older Americans pine for the good old days of news reporting, and indeed, Walter Cronkite exemplified those times. So what’s changed? Corporate America figured out that it could turn (fairly) objective news into entertainment, and keep Americans glued to it …
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Unfairly Evaluating Biden’s Mental Condition
My mom and I frequently talk about Biden’s mental faculties. She maintains that the president is mentally incapacitated, as evidenced by the flawed way he speaks. My belief is that what she’s hearing and seeing is not at all a …
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Loving One’s Enemy
It’s true that most progressives don’t want to “come together” with garden-variety Trump supporters. We reject the hate, the racism, the attack on democracy, the war mongering, the cruelty, and the further enrichment of the super-wealthy at the expense of …
Trump National Security Advisor Has Twisted Views on Religion–What a Surprise
Michael Flynn, former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, suggested that the United States should have just one religion. Said Flynn: “If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one …
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An Antivaxxer By Any Other Name
This is from a Trump supporter reader, and no, it’s not a joke. You can call yourselves anything you want, but trust me, you’ll be known as antivaxxers forever more, and that moniker will be the very kindest term used. …
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The Dude’s Incorrect; PLENTY Is Being Done
I wouldn’t say, “No one’s doing a damn thing about it.” Plenty is being done. The unemployment rate has fallen from 6.5% in January, 2021 to 4.6% today. The country will be repairing its roads, bridges, electric grid, etc. More …
Tagged with: A congressional committee is making great progress in sorting out the January 6th insurrection, largest single attack of American democracy since the Civil War, More than 60 judges found that there is no evidence of significant voter fraud in the 2020 election, more than 600 participants in the insurrection are being sent to prison, Trump administration executives who refuse to comply with subpoenas are being arrested
Freedom Requires Good Education, But We’re Heading in the Opposite Direction: Why?
As we review what Robespierre said here, ask yourself what the motive for the Republicans’ aggression against our educational system could possibly be. What’s the purpose behind replacing school board directors with conservative businessmen who have no background in education? …
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A Solar Farm–Literally
Here’s an interesting piece on a land owner who has combined solar PV with vegetable farming. Obviously, every photon that hits a solar panel is one fewer that helps the plants to photosynthesize. But if you have a crop that …
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