Is Florida a special place? Do we need a unique state law to vindicate someone under these circumstances? There isn’t a DA anywhere in the U.S who would charge this guy, nor a jury anyplace on earth that would convict …
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How Did the “Entire World” Allow Trump to Stay in Power?
There’s a certain irony to the meme here. It’s not the responsibility of anyone but the United States to remove Trump. In fact, it would be a war crime of the same type that we’re inflicting on Iran for a …
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How Much Energy Is Required to Build a Wind Turbine?
I was shocked (not really) to learn that people are being paid to create and post memes that troll the renewable energy industry, even if they have no basis in fact. What we have at left is a great example. …
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Tagged with: modern wind turbines, Onshore wind typically provides higher returns, people are being paid to create and post memes that troll the renewable energy industry, Wind energy has a high Energy Return on Investment (EROI), wind turbines energy payback times often under one year, wind turbines return 15 to 50 times more energy than is used to manufacture install and operate them
Is Coal the Fuel of the 21st Century?
From Frontieras North America: Over a century ago, John D. Rockefeller transformed oil into one of the world’s most valuable industries. Now, thousands of investors believe something similar could be happening with coal. Frontieras North America has developed patented technology …
Tagged with: coal heavy metals (mercury cadmium selenium lead arsenic), coal high greenhouse gas emissions, coal vast array of toxic radioactive isotopes, consumption of fossil fuels is rapidly destroying our planet's environment, Frontieras North America, inexpensive low-carbon sources of energy, John D. Rockefeller became one of the wealthiest people in world history via the petroleum boom a century ago, John D. Rockefeller transformed oil into one of the world’s most valuable industries, put the demise of the planet on steroids
Generals and Admirals Are Leaving, But Not Quietly
With all the bloodletting at the top of the U.S. military, it’s become clear why our Secretary of War is firing our top generals and admirals: they refuse to follow orders that are essentially war crimes, in particular, war crimes …
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Tagged with: bloodletting at the top of the U.S. military, deaths of American soldiers, follow orders that are tantamount to war crimes, Generals and Admirals Are Leaving, men of integrity who have spent decades of their lives honorably defending our nation, Secretary of War is firing our top generals and admirals, wimps who will carry out these illegal orders
America’s Economic Future
For some reason, economists aren’t horribly bearish on the U.S. position in global trade. I’d love to know how that’s possible, given what’s being said here, i.e. that every major nation on Earth is busily removing the United States from …
Trump: Somali-Americans Are Bad People
This is what we voted for; it’s what carried the day in 2024. Twenty years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to get one out of ten Americans to agree to such a blatantly racist and hateful statement.
Patriotism
Among the many tragic features of modern-day America is the cooption of the word “patriot.” When we boomers were growing up, love of our country was a good thing, especially if that could be broadened to including understanding its faults …
Paranoia Strikes Deep
It’s pathetic that the common American pays to have his financial documents shredded. Unless your records suggest that you’ve raped little girls on Epstein’s island, what’s the problem with putting them out into the trash to be landfilled? It pains …
A Lesson for America from West Africa
From DW Africa: Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, has said the country should “forget about democracy,” in one of his clearest signs yet that military rule could continue for years. Traore seized power in a coup in September 2022, …
