Catching and releasing spiders is a policy that, IMO, all decent people have in common. The author here, Rudy Francisco, puts it beautifully.
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Norway Cautions Its Student To Avoid U.S. Healthcare
This is from a year ago, at the start of the pandemic, but it still cuts like a knife. How disgusting it is that the most prosperous nation in human history offers its citizens–those, that is, who can afford it–second- …
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The University of Plymouth To Host European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC)
I’m happy, yet surprised to see this. Interest in hydrokinetics has fizzled over the last 5 – 6 years, largely as a result of the plummeting price of solar and wind. That said, in September 2021, interested parties will join …
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From Vanity Fair: DONALD TRUMP IS DROWNING IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND LEGALLY SCREWED
A friend who despises Trump as much as I do once lamented, “But he always wins; he always finds a way out.” I responded, “Undefeated people are always undefeated–until they’re defeated.” I hope the contents of this article in Vanity …
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Racism in America
I’m afraid I have some bad news for Mr. Faulkner. Racism is proportional to ignorance, and we have a bumper crop of the latter. We don’t just dabble in ignorance, we bathe in it.
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Pandering To Morons
Cruz isn’t an idiot, but he sure does pander to idiots. Another fine example of demand creating its own supply. As long as there are people stupid enough to believe this, there will be people like Cruz ready to feed …
We All Find It Hard to Admit that We’ve Been Bamboozled
It’s unclear if the late astronomer Carl Sagan was referring to any specific event in history in his famous quote here. It’s certainly one of the factors that keeps Trumpism in place. Clearly, there are many people who, if they …
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Flower Turbine
As I’ve mentioned many times, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing many hundreds–perhaps a thousand–of cleantech business plans. I would say, to be charitable, that maybe one in 20 holds any water. Most of the others are asinine, and some …
Money in Politics
As a society, Americans don’t seem to be too concerned about (or even aware of) the corruption that big money is injecting into our law-making on a daily basis; otherwise, we wouldn’t have the U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United,” …
Another Approach to Reducing Gun Violence
So true. Imagine a world, as described below, in which guns were treated more like cars. Geiko, All State, Progressive, all promise to save you 15% on your car insurance, and they’re constantly branching out to other areas: motorcycles, home-owners, …
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