Author: craigshields

The nation marvels at the implosion of Rudy Giuliani, a man who, 20 years ago, was deemed “America’s Mayor” for his leadership following the 9/11 attacks, and today is a near-destitute guy facing numerous criminal investigations, shaving in a restaurant. …

Rudy Giuliani’s Mental Condition Has Deteriorated Read More »

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Interesting to see that the public reaction to the 1918 pandemic wasn’t qualitatively different than it is today.  Apparently, there were people who needed to be told, “Do not disregard the advice of a specialist just because you don’t understand,” …

Pandemic Deniers: Then and Now Read More »

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Of course.  But that was before we had Trump supporters, QAnon, flat Earthers, climate deniers, and all the other idiots who reject science.    

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Lindell appears crazy, but it’s far more likely that he’s simply a showman, profiting from every second he’s on camera.  In any case, his followers are far crazier than he could possibly be himself. His claim: “I have irrefutable evidence …

Stolen Election Read More »

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A friend sent me this and asked for my comments. Until 1865, most of what existed south of the Mason-Dixon line was built predominantly by white ownership of black slaves. More importantly, the remnants of those days still remain in …

Blacks in American Society Read More »

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If I’m not mistaken, “being vocal” in today’s climate means speaking out about the stolen election and the rest of the far-right idiocy. For me, this brings back to mind the days in the 1990’s, when I was running a …

Identify Oneself As Insane Not a Good Idea, Especially in the Workplace Read More »

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IMO, the U.S. president is given too much blame when bad things happen and too much credit when good things happen. Reasonable people hate Trump for his brazen criminality, but not for every mishap that took place around the globe …

Credit Where It’s Due–And Only There Read More »

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More than 70% of the calls to poison control in the state of Mississippi concern the use of ivermectin, a horse dewormer, as a treatment for COVID-19, even though the medical community has been clear that this is as dangerous …

The Latest in Manslaughter from Fox News Read More »

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Gary Tulie writes from his home office in Buckinghamshire, England, a bit northwest of London: Hi Craig, This is how the market is going for EV charging in the UK. Smart chargers are enabling very favourable charging tariffs – about …

EV Charging in England Read More »

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Does Florida governor Ron DeSantis really believe his own anti-vax rhetoric?  Could it be that he’s playing his hand this way because the state is home to so many morons who believe this crap?  

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