Further to our conversation on police violence, particularly against people of color, here we have a case of aggravated battery. Given that it took place in California, we turn to California Penal Code section 243(d), and learn that aggravated battery …
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This Young Man Has the Right Idea–Wish He Were in the Majority
A friend from high school who now lives in China wrote an open letter to his old buddies, wondering how it’s possible that Americans are doing such a terrible job in complying with what public health officials are begging us …
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The Raw Power of Nature
Here’s an exciting video that reminds us of the awesome power of nature. Wow. That’s a lot of energy. Where does all this energy come from? Early on in the 2GreenEnergy part of my career, I put together this energy …
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Trump Preps Base for Response To a “Rigged” Election
Yes, he’s prepping his base to start a civil war if he loses in November. Not sure how well they’ll do against 800K law enforcement personnel with SWAT equipment, assisted as necessary by 1.3 million U.S. military personnel with hundreds …
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Andy Borowitz Handles Political Comedy Like No One Else on Earth
I have to admit that I’m extremely jealous of The New Yorker’s comic writer Andy Borowitz. How does he do this? Just look at what he wrote here. We all have access to the same information. How is it possible …
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Trump Administration Props Up Declining Coal Industry
The Energy Department has announced a new initiative that aims to boost the declining coal industry by making about $122 million available to discover new uses for the fossil fuel.
Face Masks and COVID-19
A reader sent me this video interview of a physicist who disbelieves in the efficacy of face masks as a tool to reduce COVID-19 cases and asked me to review it. A few points:
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Assessing the Relative Value of Energy Resources
Capacity factor is a percentage, calculated by dividing the unit’s actual electricity output by the maximum possible output, i.e., it’s a measurement of how fully a unit’s capacity is used. Nuclear has a huge CF, because, except for downtime for …
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What’s Up with All These Poll Closures?
Gosh that’s so strange. More than 1600 polling places closed, which obviously makes it harder for people to vote, especially people who have to rely on public transportation. Why would anyone want to suppress voter turnout? If only there were …
CNN Fact-Checker: “Trump Relentlessly Dishonest About the Coronavirus”
According to Daniel Dale, a CNN fact-checker, “Trump has been relentlessly dishonest about the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a video breakdown of some of his important recent nonsense about the state of the crisis, about testing, and about ventilators.”
