In a recent posted I defended Karoline Leavitt against the claim that she was “the worst White House Press Secretary in history.”

So, she lies.  Constantly.  Just like her boss.  Lying is what she was hired to do.  No one’s suggesting that she’s a decent human being.

At left is another example of her fabulous capacity to stand in front of millions of Americas and vomit out incomprehensibly stupid garbage.  She spins atrocious behavior into heroism.

You or I wouldn’t have the faintest clue how to manipulate the most terrible moments in presidential history with such dexterity.  We might have said, “It wasn’t his greatest moment.  Let’s move on.”

We’d be fired in an instant.

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When I came across this ad, I naively thought it was referring to guilt that some folks have about eating murdered pigs.

Wrong. It means that this preparation of murdered pigs is (they claim) better for your health.

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AI Overview on Chicago: Chicago is often cited as the “best big city” because it consistently receives high rankings for its culture, attractions, dining, architecture, and welcoming atmosphere. For instance, Condé Nast Traveler readers have voted it the Best Big City in the U.S. for nine consecutive years.  

Question: Does it come as any surprise that Chicago deeply resents the idea of Trump’s federal troops?

 

 

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Is the meme here a joke, or was it simply created for morons?

If someone in the United States were sentenced to have his arm amputated for shoplifting, how do you think that would stand up with respect to the Eighth Amendment?

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Let’s hope that the idea that comes along is one of compassion — for one another and for the natural environment.

 

 

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So sad to see this.  It’s actually kind of nauseating.

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Most middle school kids know enough about science to understand that this idea can’t work in the real world, as for every Joule of energy you gain in the generator, you lost more than one Joule in the gas tank or battery.

If you can rig it so that it only kicks in when the driver needs to slow the car down and would ordinarily use the brake, that’s a reasonable idea, if you’re a hobbyist.

This is how the “brake mode” works in a Toyota Prius; it converts some of the kinetic energy in the car to electrical energy to charge the battery, rather than turning it into waste heat via the brakes.

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I didn’t know presidents could legally overturn the results of our elections.

I suppose what Jon Voight is calling for here is the illegal overturning of the NYC mayoral election.  Trump is no stranger to things like having his people storm the U.S. Capitol to overturn the results of far more important stuff.

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It’s good to see that the world hasn’t given up on overturning the “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision that provides corporations the same free speech rights as people, enabling them to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections.

That decision came down 15 years ago, and corruption has steadily gotten worse ever since.

Btw, I would be interested to know what the other two out of ten think on the subject.

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Here are the highlights of a presentation Chevron’s CEO gave recently.

There was a day not too long ago when such a speech would have contained numerous promises regarding biofuels, environmental sustainability, and so on.  None of that now.

In a way, the honesty is refreshing.  With the backing of their investors, they’re baking the planet, and they make no pretenses otherwise.

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