FWIW, I’m happy that Garland appointed a special prosecutor in the Biden/documents case. This is what AGs do when there is both a) reason to believe a crime has been committed, and b) there could be the apparency of a conflict of interest within the Justice Department.
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Cameron Atwood asked for my take on this article in Scientific American on the environmental issues associated with biofuels.
The correct answer here depends on how stupid you are, and how little you know about how the people in the rest of the developed world actually live. They pay marginally higher taxes, but they lead better, healthier, and far happier lives than we do here.
Most of those targeted by this “survey” are clueless of these facts, which is what makes Hillsdale “College” a total sham.
If I come back, somehow reincarnated as a selfish and hateful ass****, I’ll probably establish and run the next such “college,” or perhaps become a billionaire televangelist. Both are easy ways to fleece morons.
As Trump said, “I love the uneducated.” He is, to date, the world’s greatest criminal conman, but he’s still playing golf, as his lackeys, one after the next, line up for long sentences in prisons.
To all females reviewing the meme here, recognize this: Yes, you would die.
Of course, the loss of your life would forward a cause.
But is it your cause?
Lawmakers, largely white male Christians, insist that the life of a woman’s fetus is more valuable than that of the woman herself.
If that’s a cause you support, by all means, make sure to vote so as to continue electing people to congress who think of women as nothing more than delivery vehicles for babies.
I’ll never come anywhere close to understanding the level of stupidity required, but that’s just me.
Whenever I come across these emergency power supplies sold to “patriots” I always wonder why products like these are targeted to Trump supporters. After all, don’t progressives need power backup in the case of outages? Upon further inspection, the answer becomes clear.
If you’re living in a tent and wish to charge your cell phone or power your electric razor, you’re in luck. 300 Watts will get this done.
Most people, however, are going to recognize instantly that 300 Watts is about 25% of what’s required to power your toaster, if you’re willing to cut off your heating, refrigeration, computers, televisions, etc.
If you’re sold on the idea that this start-up that proposes to sell a tiny, low-speed EV represents the future of urban transportation, and you’re certain that it’s wise to make an investment in the company that hopes to offer it on the market someday, that’s your business.
If you want help on thinking this through, however, you might want to ask yourself why literally every near-identical idea launched in the last 10 – 15 years has failed.
Granted, some were undercapitalized. For example, here’s a concept that I plugged ca., 2011. The entrepreneur failed to raise sufficient investment capital for it and soon gave up. He lost only a small fortune rather than a large one in the process, which, looking back on it, may have been a blessing in disguise.
Others came from automotive giants like Mitsubishi. It’s unknown how huge their loss in the i-MiEV (see below) was, not including the massive embarrassment to the brand. The Japanese are known for their deep repugnance for failure. In the old days, that meant carving out their intestines with a sword. Fortunately, today, the price is a bit less dramatic, but it’s still dear.
In any case, if you’re of mind to invest, don’t let minor details like reason and understanding of market conditions hold you back. After all, these people have raised more than $300K, which is more than enough to cover the cost of the prototype of perhaps the windshield wipers or the hubcaps.
The problem that we face is some people are selfish by nature; they find hoarding resources to be fun and rewarding.
Yes, the majority of people on this planet care about the well-being of others, but those who call the shots like things just the way they are: competitive and devoid of compassion.
If we think things are bad now, we need to contemplate (and do what we can to prevent) a future in which our affairs are dominated by the impacts of climate change: desertification/heat waves, storms, floods, food and water shortages, eroding land masses, ocean acidification, and so forth.
Responding to this post on COVID-19, in which Peter Spitzer, MD provides an update on the current state of the relevant epidemiology, a reader notes: I thought that Dr. Spitzer’s essay was interesting, thoughtful, well written, moderate and made a great deal of sense. Thank you for sharing.
My response: “Moderate” is not a term scientists use, though it is, to be sure, used to describe news sources. In science, an assertion is either correct or it’s incorrect. Put another way, if someone has a view that runs counter to what scientists have shown to be true, that view is simply wrong.
I run into this constantly re: anthropogenic climate change. It’s not a belief system; it’s a scientific finding. When someone says they don’t “believe” it, what they’re really saying is that they don’t understand it. And, of course, science couldn’t care less what some random Fax News acolyte or congressional Republican believes.
Now, of course, what’s “correct” today can be, and probably will be, laughable 100 years from now. But it’s the best we have.
Mike Pence: commitment to pro-life issues.
Apparently, Mike Pence is considering making a run for the White House in 2024, though one has to wonder what constituencies are going to find him appealing.
• Most women will object to his rabid anti-abortion position.
• LGBTQs and supporters of human rights from the straight community? Forget it.
• Educated people who just watched four years of his kowtowing to Trump and condoning his litany of crimes and 30,000+ lies? Seriously?
• Those people (especially young folks) concerned that we are in the process of baking the planet aren’t too fond of those who reject science in favor of Bible stories.
• Even the Trump base of hateful morons is going to want more firebrand and less milquetoast.
The GOP needs to find a conservative who isn’t criminally insane. Before Trump, this wasn’t a problem; now it seems impossible.
I’m not sure we need all the detail here. Every developed country other than the United States has single payer healthcare, simply because it’s the way civilized people get along with one another.
Americans have no problem with its citizens, even its war veterans, dying in the streets, homeless, unable to afford healthcare that could have saved their lives. No other wealthy country on Earth could ever conceive of cruelty like that.
