Author: craigshields

By mid-September, 100% of the U.S. military will be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Hey, what gives here?  Aren’t there theories that the vaccinations don’t work?  Actually cause the disease?  Are an attempt to control the population?   Sure there are.  But the …

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Under what circumstances would you buy property in Louisiana, knowing that, each summer, there is an ever-increasing probability that a category 4 or 5 hurricane is going to ravage your home?  It’s only a matter of time before real estate …

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A reader sent me this, noting, : The job market for conservative anti-vaccine radio hosts is really heating up. New job openings every week. Good one!  If these jackasses could keep the disease to themselves and not infect innocent people, …

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I had a talk with a friend last night that went like this: Friend: Do you think the pandemic has been handled perfectly? Me: I would say it’s been handled as well as possible, given that we’ve never encountered anything …

Addressing the Pandemic Read More »

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Shown at left is a new concept in wind.  Let’s do some math and determine how well this will do against one big wind turbine of the same size. Keep in mind that the power generated by a wind turbine …

New Wind Energy Concept Analyzed Read More »

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A reader sent me this, remarking “long-term effects of Ivermectin.”  When my wife laughed so hard she almost lost consciousness, I thought I would write a quick post on it. The anti-science contingent in the United States is growing larger …

Anti-Science in the United States Read More »

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Here’s a funny little meme on Americans’ pathological distrust of science. Most of the people who reject science are selective in the type of science they reject.  Most of these nut-jobs accept that we shoot rockets into space and that …

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The current insanity gripping America, featuring, as it does, superstition and ignorance, was foretold by many wise people. Sinclair Lewis said, “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

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Those under 50 years of age have probably never used one of these, and young people are even unlikely to know what it is. Until the advent of the Internet in the mid-1990s, along with email (the “killer” app), the …

Before Social Media Read More »

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Excellent question.  It all depends on how and if we get through this disaster with the Trump supporters, the stolen election narrative, and all the anti-science garbage that is currently making it difficult if not impossible to control the pandemic. …

This Period in U.S. History Read More »

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