Author: craigshields

It’s amazing that both the homeowner and the architect thought that a design, built as it is around stubbing toes, was a solid idea. This is the advice I give people who want to build energy generation systems centered around …

There’s No Law That Says You Can’t Do It, But Why? Read More »

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Someone sent me the meme here and wrote: “A GOP strategist rebranded global warming as “climate change” because it sounds far, far less dangerous, problematic, severe, worrisome. The usual network of right-wing think tanks and media outlets immediately — as …

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From this: Witness this line from his July 3 speech in Sarasota, Florida:  “If you say it enough and keep saying it, they’ll start to believe you.”  Trump was talking about alleged disinformation directed at him and other Republicans. But WOW does that quote …

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From this: Justice Elena Kagan ripped her conservative colleagues on the Supreme Court on Thursday in a blistering 41-page dissent, accusing them of ignoring the legislative intent of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as well as the high court’s own precedents. 

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Someone sent me this, noting: I’ll make ’em a casserole first night and show ’em all the good places to shop. At the bottom of every discussion on immigration reform are people, human beings who have lived rich, complicated lives, …

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Trumpers often point out how unenthusiastic Joe Biden’s fans are, and mistakenly infer that their support for the president is weak. Here’s a short video of the reception Biden received yesterday as he drove through tiny Antrim County in Michigan.  …

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Young people and those outside the U.S. might not know that this is Dan Quayle, vice president under Bush 41, and yes, he was a true moron.  I remember very well how terrifying it was to know that he was …

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As the planet’s fragile ecosystems continue to collapse at an ever quickening pace, our society, rightly I believe, has growing contempt for those whose net worth is north of $100 billion, and who are racing one another to get to …

Bezos, Musk, Branson Race To Get To Mars While the Planet’s On Fire, Resented By Many Read More »

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Barry Richard McCaffrey received three Purple Heart medals for injuries sustained during his service in the Vietnam War, two Silver Stars, and two Distinguished Service Crosses — the second-highest U.S. Army award for valor. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame at U.S. Army Infantry Center at Fort …

Four Star General: “Tucker Carlson on Live Fox TV Called General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff “Stupid” and a “Pig.” Why Hasn’t He Been Terminated?” Here’s Why. Read More »

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The basic content of the meme here is true, and I’m sure it’s a sentiment most of us share.  But when we think about it for a moment, it’s clear that this is not “either/or.”  The first two of the equations …

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