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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Former college basketball star and math teacher extraordinaire Joe Turk (shown at left) offers “13 of his ‘major’ lies and we’re not even two months in.

The tale of the $50 million – no, make it $100 million – in condoms for Hamas
Blaming Ukraine for starting the war on Ukraine
The (non-)uniqueness of birthright citizenship
More up-is-down reversing of the reality of January 6
A gusher of deceit about California water policy
The election lie he refused to let die
That fable about Olympic boxers, again
The president’s fictionalized northern neighbor
Blasting Biden for a program launched under Trump
Relentless deception about who pays tariffs
A wild exaggeration of the increase in autism rates
China’s (non-)operation of the Panama Canal
Trump’s invented dominance with “the youth vote”
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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics
Rick Steves writes:
Update on my Medical Travels: I’m Cancer Free!  PSA 55 to PSA 0.09 to PSA <0.03…Yes! If you know prostate cancer, you know the happy story of those numbers — and the relief of hearing my surgeon say, “You can now consider yourself cancer-free.”
Life has been a whirlwind lately, with a …. a president essentially declaring, “L’État, c’est moi” (“The state, it’s me”… in the spirit of Louis XIV.)
But I’ve been on a deeply personal journey since last July, when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I promised I’d keep my traveling family posted — and I’m happy to now report that I’ve weathered the storm.
Congratulations on the cancer; PSA 55 is pretty scary stuff.  Love your insightful remark on America’s new ruler.
Incidentally, there are a few important differences between The Sun King and Donald Trump.
Louis XIV was a believer in the divine right of kings, where the United States was founded on the principles of freedom and democracy.  Also, from what I’ve read, there is nothing to suggest that Louis XIV wasn’t a sane and honest human being.
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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

I’ve written that many, but not all, Trump supporters will eventually see the light and realize that their leader has become a dictator, and that’s not part of the American way.  The words at left are what I’m referring to.

There are people who will think it’s just fine if:

• The free press is shut down, and only favorable media is permitted to operate.

• The president/king can, and frequently does, have his political opponents jailed.

• The rights of women and all minorities are stripped away.

• The United States abandons its ties with its historic allies in Europe and now sides with Russia, one of the most barbaric and anti-democratic nations on Earth.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Hydrokinetics

Until about 15 years ago, before the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) associated with solar and wind began to plummet, the world had high hopes for the renewable energy technologies collectively known as hydrokinetics, i.e., extracting the kinetic energy out of moving water.  Nowadays, however, at least as far as I’m aware, no one is working in this area.

Of course, there is no rule that says you can’t spend your own money in any way you wish.  However, what you’re going to run into in ocean current or any of the other flavors of hydrokinetics, e.g., wave, tidal, or run-of-river, is the old adage, “If you don’t care how much you pay per kilowatt of electricity, I’ll get you all the renewable energy you could possibly imagine.”

I’m fairly certain that the story here about the Japanese is false.  Either that or it’s 15 years old.

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Below we have the words of American singer/songwriter James Taylor, in which he expresses his disgust for his country’s stabbing Ukraine and NATO in the back. A sickening moment, to be sure.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

At left we see the driving force behind the pullback of Trump supporters.

A full one-third of voters in the poorest, reddest states are on Medicaid.  Yes, that’s a lot of ignorance, but it’s also a lot of outrage when these fools start dropping like flies once their healthcare is gone.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Given the developments here in the United States whereby Trump and Musk are destroying the federal government while shifting support from Ukraine/NATO to Russia, it’s understandable that Americans are terrified that their country has become a dictatorship.

That said, most (not all) Trump supporters will eventually refuse to back such a blatantly un-American regime.

I hope readers caught Robert Reich’s piece in which he outlines 10 reasons for “modest optimism.”

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

No, destabilizing our government’s capacity to protect Americans’ health and safety is not a good thing.

This is a coup.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich writes:
Friends,
If you are experiencing rage and despair about what is happening in America and the world right now because of the Trump-Vance-Musk regime, you are hardly alone. A groundswell of opposition is growing — not as loud and boisterous as the resistance to Trump 1.0, but just as, if not more, committed to ending the scourge.
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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Here are a few words from the Sierra Club:

Our public lands are under threat. Elon Musk’s DOGE team has fired thousands of rangers, docents, educators, scientists, and caretakers of the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, & Bureau of Land Management. Unless (these decisions) are reversed, these mass firings will hurt protected lands, wildlife, and visitors. Already our ability to safely and effectively access our public lands has been impacted.

How proud should Americans be about the new federal government being shoved down our throats by Donald Trump and Elon Musk?

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