It’s never a good idea to dismiss something Mark Twain said out of hand.
Yet the majority of Americans are on the right side of most political issues. We want common sense gun laws, quality education, women’s rights, universal healthcare, and environmental responsibility.
We recognize Trump as a sociopathic criminal, and demand that he be held accountable for his attempt to overthrow the U.S. government.
Why don’t you call him a rapscallion or a rogue?
Trump’s a supremely talented criminal, who cheated his way to the very top. Many aspire; he achieved. He brought our country to its knees. Why doesn’t Christie call him a “cad?” That would hurt, wouldn’t it?
It would be such a relief to have a Republican indicate this most blatant truth. As if that’s going to happen.
From this:
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has withdrawn the state of Nevada from the U.S. Climate Alliance, the national coalition aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The alliance is made up of 25 governors across the country working to advance the goals set out by the Paris Agreement, an international treaty adopted by 196 countries.
In a letter sent by Lombardo on July 5, he describes the group as “ambitious and well-intentioned” though says that its goals “conflict with Nevada’s energy policy objectives.”
He also points to Executive Order 2023-07, which establishes the state’s “energy policy objectives.” These objectives include “developing and maintaining a diverse energy supply portfolio” while “utilizing a balanced approach to electric and natural gas energy supply and transportation fuels.”
Each of the 50 states has a unique political landscape, though Nevada’s is similar to others that feature huge rural expanses populated by undereducated people who tend to be Trump supporters, deeply resentful of all things “woke.”
Thus it comes as no surprise that Nevada’s governor is appealing to these people’s sensibilities, thumbing his nose at our extreme dire environmental issues.
We either find a way around spineless and greedy politicians, or we slowly bake our planet.
I would submit that the typical Fox News viewer is in a position far worse than cult membership.
I’m hardly an expert on the subject, but I don’t believe cult leaders ever admit that they lied.
A reader notes: Both STILL LYING about the election…
Yes. We all need to hope that this whole phenomenon is a short-term fad, and that a few years from now we’ll be able to scratch our heads and ask. “Do you remember when tens of millions of American voters were go gullible that they believed that when Republicans lost an election, that meant the process was rigged with massive fraud?”
Here’s an astonishing interview from Fox News in which one of their hosts points out that tax dollars from the affluent blue states are getting sent south so that states like Alabama can have decent schools and roads.
Her point is that if the folks in southern states want to elect Republicans who consistently vote to cut government spending, that’s fine, but they should be prepared to live with lousy healthcare, education, environmental quality, and infrastructure, and not mooch off the taxpayers in the rest of the country.
When a friend sent me a link to his concept for a solar-powered car, I thought immediately of all the ideas I’ve come across that are built on the misunderstanding that electric motors with horsepower ratings that enable open-road driving can be powered by an array of solar PV panels on the roof.
I was delighted to see the pic at left. He built an honest “solar-powered car” for his little boy! Love it!
Here’s an investment opportunity for people who don’t understand that the amount of energy that solar PV generates is a function of how many photons are incident upon the panels. The company writes:
What makes Three Sixty Solar (OTC: VSOLF) so unique (sic) is the company’s patent-pending solar tower design.
For decades now, one of the biggest problems that has held back the growth of solar energy has been real estate. (more…)
I haven’t put myself through the workshop offered here, but I have to wonder: is it remotely possible that someone is making a buck off the idea of some bizarre notion of “aligning one’s finances with God?”
Now, it’s possible that the take-away might be caring for those less fortunate, healing the sick, or feeding the hungry, but that sounds unlikely, considering that each of these investments will render you less wealthy, at least in the monetary sense of the word.
I’m guessing that it’s a combination of prayer and making lavish donations to the workshop organizer. A virtual guarantee of riches beyond measure.
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION writes: Time is running out. Complete the survey to vote on what interests you most about carbon capture and storage.
OK, here goes. Given that carbon capture and storage as a proposed answer to the climate crisis, is one of our world’s greatest bullshit stories, one which has been repeatedly debunked by the scientific community, what interests me most is how the morally bankrupt uber-rich can perpetuate lies like this and not feel the slightest remorse.
Think, for a moment, that your paid to write this garbage and commit this horrific offense against life on this planet. If you or I were profiting from the destruction of human civilization, we couldn’t live with ourselves.
Therein lies the difference between them and us.
