In Search of the Planet’s Worst People
I like the wit of this Alex Cole fellow.
It’s as if the United States is trying to corner the market on the world’s very worst human beings.
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Whom Do You Consult on Matters of Science?
Imagine that there actually is an increase in the number of beached whales in New England and that you want to know the cause. You can ask a marine biologist who’s been studying this subject for more than 20 years, or you can ask Donald Trump, as in this video.
It’s amazing. With each passing day, we enter an entirely new realm of stupidity.
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American Was a “Melting Pot”
I remember this quite clearly.
Our current hatred of foreigners is a new phenomenon, but it’s completely predictable given our decline in educational standards and the stagnation of wages for the working class.
The saddest part is that, although America has many problems, the existence of immigrants in our culture really isn’t one of them.
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“This Is America. We Don’t Redistribute Wealth.”
Of course, many idiots applauded the driver.
I used the word “idiots” because, whether we like to acknowledge it or not, we actually do redistribute wealth, and it’s happening with greater velocity with each passing year, as almost all the new money coming into this country goes to the top 1%.
At the same time, the working class gets poorer and less able to think with each revolution of the planet around the sun.
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Living Together Like Decent People
American astronaut Frank Borman’s comments here are nearly identical to those of many others who have had the opportunity to view the Earth from space. Maybe it’s the lack of lines and boundaries between countries.
In any case, it’s a rare but beautiful person who carries with him the sense that every human being is part of his own family circle.
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Elon Musk’s Political Party
Elon Musk’s “America Party” is an amusing idea, in the sense that its support base is going to be hilariously tiny. Let’s take a look at the demographics of U.S. voters who are not in it:
1) Progressives.
2) Those who watched Musk, the second-least trustworthy person in the country, fleece the nation with his DOGE activities, many of which are thinly disguised attempts to directly enrichment himself and/or to block the government from enforcing laws that would hurt him.
I suppose that leaves some folks from the Republican party, a group that is devoid of a moral compass. But most of them are just fine with Trump, and will do whatever he commands.
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Defining 21st Century America
To the reader who sent me the piece at left, I respond: Great point. Modern-day America just may be unique in all human history for the huge importance it places and the sheer joy it takes on punishing others based on their ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.
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Did Trump Almost Save the Day in the Texas Flooding Tragedy?
At left is a statement from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that indicates precisely how stupid she believes the average Trump supporter to be.
Can anyone possibly accept what she says here is true?
The catastrophe in Texas occurred because the installation of the new systems that Trump immediately saw as necessary upon taking office are as yet not complete?
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When This Is Over, . . .
Here are the words of attorney and former Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub.
It’s interesting that he begins, “When this is over,” making the presumption that it will end, and the United States will go back to the zeitgeist that was present in the pre-Trump days.
I sure hope he’s right, but our nation’s voting base is one of widespread racism, cruelty, and stupidity. Coupled with unbridled corruption in congress, we don’t exactly have a recipe for getting things back on track.
Switzerland Pilots Solar PV Between Train Track Rails
The meme here is misleading; this is a pilot program in a very small part of Switzerland.
As much as I favor solar, and siting in clever new ways, I’ll bet this effort fails, due to the crushing vibrations caused by the passing trains.
