Capitalism
“Serving your fellow man?” Seriously?
I was ready for something like “getting rich by paying congresspeople to write laws that favor your endeavors.” I would have accepted that.
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God and Debt
God will help you get out of debt…..but only if you send us your money (which you’re currently using to stave off starvation).
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Yes, JFK Was a Liberal
Now, those of us who believe in the precise same tenets that Kennedy spoke of 65 years ago are regarded as woke sissy communists.
That’s how far we’ve fallen.
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How Is it Possible that the Stock Market AND Human Misery Can BOTH Be Rising?
Apparently, there are people who believe that wealthy investors actually give a s*** about human suffering.
Where Is This Radicalization Coming From?
If the United States is to become less radicalized, it has to begin somewhere. Hmmm. Where to start?
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More Crap on Small Wind
Every ad I see for these people contains at least one–often several–glaring inaccuracies.
Do you really believe that utility-scale wind turbines are:
a) Fixed in position, and don’t adjust for wind direction? Just look it up; it only takes a few seconds.
b) Built for industrial rather than residential real estate?
Yesterday, they advertised that their product is designed for low RPMs. Guess what? Power = speed X torque. Low speed = low power. Does low power seem like an advantage?
Also, torque = force X radius. Small radius devices will have low torque, thus even lower power.
Maybe they’re looking for investor capital from high school dropouts.
Why EVs Are So Efficient
As shown in the graphic here, most of the energy consumed in ICE (internal combustion engines) is lost as waste heat.
Compare this to the efficiency of charging batteries through electric motors, which is approximately 90%.
This is why we could replace every ICE car and light-duty truck on Earth with EVs and increase the total load on the grid by only 14%.
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Countries Without God
A couple of months ago, I happened to ask a friend who had emigrated from Sweden if she was religious. “No!” she exclaimed. “Almost no one in Sweden is religious.”
As we see at left, there seems to be a huge correlation between atheism and the national level of happiness. But what causes that?
Are believers unhappy people for some reason? That doesn’t make sense.
Here’s my two-fold theory. Atheists believe:
a) That we only live once, so we try to enjoy it while we can.
And, more importantly,
b) That we need to take care of one another (since there is no God). We’re willing to make sacrifices if that means things like great education, universal healthcare, environmental responsibility, tolerable working conditions, and near-zero poverty.
From the Independent: “Trump Administration to Pay Two More Companies to Walk Away from U.S. Offshore Wind Leases”
From this article in The Independent:
The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million. Both companies have decided not to pursue any new offshore wind projects in the United States, the Interior Department announced Monday.
Bluepoint Wind is an offshore wind project in the early stages of development off the coasts of New Jersey and New York, while Golden State Wind is a floating offshore wind project proposed off California’s central coast.
Trump is hellbent on destroying the renewable energy industry so as to benefit his billionaire friends in fossil fuels.
He’s on course to be remembered as the most destructive person in world history, with the possible exception of Adolph Hitler. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.
Understanding Pete Hegseth
What is said here about Pete Hegseth is clearly true.
But keep in mind that he’s fiercely loyal to Donald Trump, and Trump couldn’t possibly care what happens to the United States, as long as he can stay out of prison and enrich himself and his family.
