Author: craigshields

Those wishing to lower the carbon footprint associated with dish washing may be amused by this video on the Mini Portable Washing Machine. As they promote their product: Mini Portable washing machine can wash deli, also clean jewelry, glasses, fruits …

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Insofar as there is video evidence to support the claim made in the meme here, it appears that Trump has committed yet one more felony: inciting violence, in this case, vehicular assault and battery. 

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From Andy Borowitz, writer of satire for the New Yorker: Trump claimed that, to pick up all three hundred and thirty million Americans, he had secretly launched a program called Operation Warp Bus. I’m so frustrated with myself.  Everyone knew …

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How much is too much?  When does it end? Rhetorical questions, to be sure.  But here’s a real one: Given that the support of Trump from physicians is now essentially zero, how many constituencies are left? 

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We all have our ways of expressing what an abject disaster 2020 has been; I happen to admire whomever decorated this road sign to make his point. In truth, of course, it’s possible that 2021 will be even worse.  In …

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Trump will very likely be remembered for his wanton criminality: fraud, tax evasion, obstruction, and dismemberment of rule of law, meaning that the devastation to the environment he has wreaked will take a back seat. This is especially true if …

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There are two main problems here: The rank-and-file Trump supporter couldn’t care less that his country is the laughing stock of the world.  They’re getting exactly what they want from Trump: the mistreatment of everyone except white Christian males. The …

Only 29% of Canadians Have Favourable Views of the U.S., Down from 73% in 2010 Read More »

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I’d say it’s more like 60 years.  It’s a regression to the purely patriarchal society we had before the rights of women, LBGTQs, and people of color began to emerge.  It’s what those on the radical right mean when they …

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As suggested here, there is no law that says you can’t power your house with electricity derived from hydrogen fuel cells. Of course, that doesn’t make it a good idea. The problem is that the processes of electrolyzing water, then …

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From the all-seeing, all-knowing Ben Carson. Hmmmm. I wonder who actually is jerking our chains. Who could it possibly be? If only there were a clue, like pathological lying or refusing to condemn white supremacy.  

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