Author: craigshields

The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill that congress approved last summer will cut approximately $1 billion in Medicaid from the poor people of West Virginia.   Linked above is an op-ed from Dr. Dan Doyle (pictured), a physician who has been …

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Here’s a video that features Trump’s promising the new Republican healthcare plan many times since he was re-elected. If you believe Trump is a true patriotic leader who is making America great again, that’s sad. If you think Trump is …

The Republicans Have Had Ten Years to Repeal and Replace Obamacare — Will It Happen in the Next Few Days? Read More »

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This assumes that Hegseth, an alcoholic Fox News host, had some credibility as Defense Secretary in the first place.

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From the Huffington Post: A senior FBI officer struggled to answer basic questions about antifa, despite characterizing the organization as “the most immediate violent threat” the US faces. At a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Thursday, Michael Glasheen, operations director …

Raw Stupidity: Yet One More Reason that Trump Must Go Read More »

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The United States is a rogue nation.  What we’re doing in Venezuela is really no different than what Russia’s doing in Ukraine.  

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The Norwegian’s note at left says it all.  No sane person from one of the happiest nations on Earth would trade that lifestyle for ours.

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Costco has, to date, been successful with its management’s ongoing decision to pay their employees a living wage and to adhere to the DEI policies that it’s had for decades. For most of us, it’s a pleasure to shop there, …

How and Why Does Costco Succeed? Read More »

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When I came across the meme at left, I was instantly reminded of a guy who called me from Baltimore, MD about 15 years ago, anxious for me to hunt up investors in an invention he had created.  I was …

Hydrokinetics Gone Awry Read More »

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Can I relate to the meme here? No, because the U.S. derives a great deal of benefit from foreign aid. Not that we care about democracy anymore, but before Trump, it was thought to be a good idea to support …

Can You Relate? Read More »

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Hardly. Gravity-based energy storage for electricity has been in use since the 1890s. Storing mechanical energy with heavy objects goes back to ancient times.

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