Trump Knows He’s a Liar
Here’s proof (as if any were needed) that Trump understands that he’s despised and knows that his claims that he’s “respected around the world” are total bullshit.
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Religion Through the Millennia
What Seneca said here is as true today as it was 2000 years ago.
When I was a boy, I predicted that the advancements of science would eventually put an end to religion, but it appears I was wrong.
Dwindling educational standards and pounding levels of propaganda have brought us to the point that 42% of Americans reject the scientific finding that human activity is causing climate change. These are probably the same idiots who believe that vaccinations are dangerous.
Blaming Iran on Hegseth?
Are you seriously blaming this military catastrophe on Hegseth, rather that the criminal sociopath who appointed him?
Let’s Not Beat Around the Bush: Hegseth Is Perfect
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich says:I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all.
I adore Robert Reich, but I’m afraid I have bad news for him. The blending of “stupid” and “least qualified” make Hegseth the perfect candidate. In 2026, the best person to run the largest military in human history needs to know absolutely nothing about international affairs and military operations and readiness–and even less about sobriety.
All he needs is hatred of blacks, women, and LGBTQs, and rock-solid loyalty to Trump, regardless of the president’s criminality and mental ill-health.
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Renewable Energy Projects Could Come Along Soon
As shown below, there are tons of large clean energy projects slated for construction in the PJM (midAtlantic) region.
Once the Republicans are removed from office and their war on renewables comes to a close, things could get interesting.
Science and Religion — A Common Ground?
Yes, in that they are both the results of the human need to make sense of the world around us and to unravel life’s great mysteries.
But that’s where the similarity ends; religion is based on beliefs for which there is no empirical evidence, where science is based entirely on such evidence.
I’m reminded of what I advised one of my nephews when he was writing a paper in college on “faith and reason”: You can’t have your metaphysical cake and eat it too. Your beliefs are either rooted in evidence, or they’re not.
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Sounds Good on Paper, But . . .
The idea of a calm presentation of the news may have a certain surface-level appeal, and, at most points in history, that may have been completely appropriate.
But what about 1933 when Hitler was coming to power in Germany?
What about 2026 while Trump is destroying American democracy?
If you’re an American and you’re not infuriated, there is something profoundly defective in you.
Congressional Republicans: Does This Sound Like Good Advice?
When I first saw this, I thought it was a joke, but then I realized that he means this sincerely.
The president’s approval rating is in the low 30s, as most Americans are disenchanted, to put it kindly, with his corruption, dishonesty, and incompetence.
If I were a Republican running for election, the very last thing I would be promoting to voters is any association whatsoever with Trump.
JD Vance and His Certainty Re: God’s Work
At left we see illustrated the core problem with the world’s theistic religions, i.e., that adherents are so certain of the rightness of their beliefs that they have no problem destroying the world.
FWIW, I have a friend who takes this even further: he is actively rooting for the apocalypse, and the prospect that all believers in God’s son Jesus will be raptured up to heaven to sit at the right hand of God.
He knows that I don’t believe any of this, but he remains confident that I’ll come around. As he told me, “God melts even the hardest of hearts.” He thinks I’m doing the devil’s work with my compassion for others and the effort I put out to achieve a peaceful and sustainable civilization.
We’d be living in tough times even without these fanatics, but religious dogma, especially of this sort, makes it all that much more difficult.
How Would You Feel If . . .
Sad that it came to this, but not nearly as sad as I would be if he gets away with all this criminality, and the rest of the world writes us off as avid supporters of crime and apathetic to rule of law.
