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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

When one looks at this piece on Biden’s handling of Memorial Day, it’s hard not to think of Trump and how diametrically opposed the two are in their manner of addressing our nation.

One thing you can say about Trump is that, often, he actually does “tell it like it is” at least in terms of his incredibly selfish way of thinking. He doesn’t have any respect for our military personnel, and he doesn’t pretend to.  He doesn’t see any reason to keep up relations with our national allies, so suggesting that we drop out of NATO seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do.  And Lord knows he believes that huge portions of the world media and U.S. justice system are conspiring to ensure he never regains the U.S. presidency.

In addition, Trump knows that his base will readily agree with most of what he tells them, regardless of how obviously absurd it may be, so why be coy?

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

It would be interesting to know how many Republican congresspeople agree with Gates, but won’t say so because of their desire to remain in power.  I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s over 90%.

Certainly, when Trump is permanently removed from government, there will be a deafening chorus from people (insincerely) claiming they never supported him.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

This is a point I make frequently, that our understanding of the universe is a one-way street, away from religion and in the direction of science.

Neil deGrasse Tyson was once asked, “So we only understand a small fraction of the universe.  Isn’t it possible that the rest of this is God?”

His reply, “If that’s the way you want to play it, sure.  Just keep in mind that you’re standing on an island that’s getting smaller with each passing year.”

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Photovoltaics

Nobody, at least me, is saying that this is a practical solution, given sandstorms and the challenge of distributing the energy to points of load around the globe.

I post it simply to remind us of the enormous amount of power we receive from the sun–6000 times more that all 8 billion of us are using.

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Right, Never Surrender. 

Keep those checks and credit card payments rolling in.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Re: the piece on the left here, a reader notes: I read an article in The Atlantic and European leaders are extremely concerned about Trump winning again. Since Trump doesn’t (face up to) anything he really has absolutely no idea how the other NATO nations fear him being in office again. This especially true because he has repeatedly said he would back out of NATO.

Unfortunately, we are at a point in this country where almost half the electorate is so ignorant that they don’t understand (or care about) our position in the world and what it means for our own national security.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

Carl Sagan left us 28 years ago.  I don’t think he’d be too impressed with the changes this country has gone through since.

For example, in 2016, we elected Donald Trump president of the United States. Now a convicted felon, he’s facing another ~60 criminal counts–and half the country is desperate to get him back in the White House, so he can re-establish order and Make America Great Again.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

The battles we’re fighting on present-day Earth include putting an end to military hostilities and preventing the spread of world fascism.

At the same time, it would be a very good thing if we could apply the brakes to global warming. The problem we’re facing here, however, is that this will require international cooperation, trust, and sacrifice.  Is this something we’re capable of mustering?

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

Interesting thought from Max Plank here, but I wonder if it’s true.

I grant that there is no guarantee that humankind will eventually nail down the details of cosmogeny and cosmology, and come to a comprehensive understanding of our consciousness, but I wouldn’t say that it’s impossible.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

As this guy points out, being a Trump supporter means accepting an endless sea of criminality–or living in a world of total delusion and denial.

On top of that you need to believe Trump’s claim that the country is falling apart and that, once again, he’s the only one who can fix it.

The speaker makes an interesting point to the effect that the country obviously isn’t falling apart, thought it actually could be doing so in “Trump-centric neighborhoods.”

I question that.  Think about the reddest, most backwards regions of America, perhaps the Deep South.  Neither you nor I would want to live there, but these areas are not going downhill, in terms of the most significant metrics: education, economic opportunity, healthcare outcomes, etc.  They are already at the bottom, and they’ve stayed there for more than a century. These folks are totally comfortable with that.  They aspire to nothing more.

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