Americans have a wide variety of needs. Affordability, healthcare, ending the war, and justice for Trump and his administration are probably at the top.
Nowhere on the list is the distraction that accompanies renaming a body of water.
Sadly, a significant number of U.S. voters believe what House Speaker Mike Johnson says here, i.e., that “God isn’t finished with America yet,” and that “We need people (from the Republican party) of character and integrity,” as if there are any.
But what is that number, roughly?
After living through the first 18 months of Trump’s second term, with all the lies, the incompetence, and the corruption, this number has dwindled to a point that the Republicans are bracing themselves for the worst.
A reader asks: Can I get the scare tactic for next cycle? I want to get a head start on the memes.
As shown at left, it’s possible to use helium ballons to lift a wind turbine high into the troposphere, where wind currents are stronger and more stable than they are near the Earth’s surface. Experiments with such devices have been being conducted since long before 2GreenEnergy came on the scene in 2009.
There are intrinsic limitations to this approach, however. Long tethers can run afoul of aviation, and they face extreme stress and operational complexity. Translation: huge costs, which is why we don’t see these in commercial use.
Did China test one of these? Probably. About 20 years ago.
I’m sure there are tens of millions of idiots who believe what U.S. House Speaker Mark Johnson said at left. Yet the majority of Americans understand that:
ICE is a lawless institution.
Trump consistently violates the Constitution by usurping the power that should reside in congress.
Our illegal war in Iran is endangering the entire planet, as is our war on clean energy.
Violent crime has been falling steadily since the early 1990s; Republicans taking credit for it is a lie.
Causing (some) voters to believe the lie that our elections are rigged endangers our democracy. So is voter suppression.
Committing war crimes like the bombing of small boats off the coast of Venezuela helps to create a lawless world.
I’m sure some of these excuses are extremely common in the minds of those making huge profits by destroying our planet.
At left is the type of logic that can appeal only to a MAGA Trump supporter.
Ukraine is fighting …. for its life after having been invaded by a powerful war criminal.
Trump is fighting …. to stay out of prison after having attempted to overthrow the U.S. federal government and raping children.
Consider the meme here, and then remember that the nine of the ten poorest states in the U.S. (Mississippi, Louisiana, West Virgina, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and South Carolina) are all bright red.
How do they get away with stupidity like this?
Well, here’s the bottom of the state rankings for education:
Looks like there’s a correlation.
Good question here at left.
To me, it depends.
If the person seems intelligent enough to be able to hold a thought in his head that opposes his current beliefs, I’d actively encourage the discussion. Otherwise, I’m out. No need to raising someone’s temper for no reason or gain.
To the jackass who sent me the meme here: What about the 5 million Americans who moved to Canada? What about the steady flow of Americans expatriating to Costa Rica, New Zealand, Australia, Iceland and Northern Europe?
My wife and I have two kids and a grandchild in the States, and we have a gaggle of medicos to address the various health conditions associated with aging. If that weren’t the case, I’d be writing this from Stockholm or Aukland.
I wouldn’t be looking for a “utopia,” just an escape from the frustration, anger, and sadness that I feel every day, as I watch the country I love deteriorate into authoritarianism.
