From the Writer’s Almanac: Today is the birthday of mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal. He was a child prodigy and by the time he was 19 he had already perfected the first mechanical calculator for sale to the public. In …
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Transitioning from Oil
From Bloomberg: Increasing pressure on major oil companies has forced many to make promises to reduce the extraction of their main fossil fuel. They also warn that the result may not be a reduction in global emissions.
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Maine’s Senator From the “Radical Left”
Who in hell is this socialist pansy from Maine, (correctly) pointing out that there is essentially no voter fraud in the United States? Worse, he thinks encouraging Americans to vote makes our democracy stronger? He appears not to understand that …
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Living Like Brothers and Sisters
Unfortunately, what MLK says here is 100% correct, and turning this around will be a monumental task. A few data points: • There are more than 200 sovereign countries on Earth. Each either has its own military, or maintains an …
Republicans Need To Offer Americans Real Value, and That’s Simply Not Happening
Pardon the profanity here, but this woman makes an excellent point. It’s possible that American voters are starting to see how far to the right the Republican party has squirted over the past few years; perhaps we’ll find out in …
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Inaction and Regret
Abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe left us with this: “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” Of course this applies to our private lives, where we may regret not saying something …
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Germany’s Climate Election–The United States Is Unique In Climate Denial
From Bloomberg: After 16 years under the leadership of Angela Merkel, Germany votes for a new chancellor at the end of September. The post-Covid economic recovery and immigration are all on the ballot. But there’s no mistaking this election as …
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Neil de Grasse Tyson and U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert On the Solar Eclipse, Geoengineering
Speaking on a televised interview show featuring Neil de Grasse Tyson, Texas Republican U.S. representative Louie Gohmert commented on the recent solar eclipse, asserting that it is the changes in the moon’s orbit around the Earth, and the Earth’s orbit …
Animal Rights
Animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk notes: When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. She is right in the …
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We All Support Our Troops
“Support our troops” truly is one of the best examples of mindless propaganda in the U.S. The slogan has been around since, probably, the Vietnam War, which featured, for the first time in our history, widespread opposition from the common …
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