Most Americans would agree that the level of insanity of the Fox News talking points is increasing at an unchecked rate. Yet the idea that we can support Putin in Ukraine because he hasn’t injured us personally sets a new bar for our most disgusting lack of any sort of moral integrity. (more…)
We live in a day in which so many elements of our society have changed, perhaps irrevocably, and most definitely for the worse. (more…)
The angry gentleman here is far from alone in his disgust with the Republican party, but his thinking that the GOP cannot be saved is, unfortunately, incorrect. It’s true that there is defection from the party, but to whom are these people with their Reagan-esque values going to gravitate? Bernie Sanders?
Of course not. They will be forced to refashion the GOP back into what it looked like before the Orange Sociopath came to town and the entire platform became one of nothing but lies, hatred, ignorance, greed, and violence against all who see the world differently.
No, all this insanity is not sustainable; it can’t last in perpetuity. That’s because, as a country, we are stupid, but that stupidity has hard limits, and we appear to have reached them.
Re: the meme here, a reader notes: Wait a damn minute… you mean you might have more votes when I wake up tomorrow?!?! Pro-Trump GOP Senate candidate standing next to wife who worked for Trump in the White House puts his faith in mail-in ballots.
Most of what I cover on the blog here isn’t particularly good news, but here’s an exception: We’re nearing the point at which we’ll never have to hear the name “Madison Cawthorn” again in our entire lives.
I thought this was clever.
It provides an opportunity to remind readers that the cost of wind energy has fallen to the point that, in many times and places around the country, it’s practically free (less than $0.02 per KWh).
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich’s message here is especially on target now that the USPS is in the process of replacing its entire fleet of postal trucks–get this–with gasoline powered drive trains. That’s right, we’ve finally reached the tipping point where electric transportation is in the process of making internal combustion vehicles obsolete, and this pawn of Big Oil wants to buy 230,000 new gas-guzzlers.
Moreover, as mentioned previously, these vehicles are the perfect candidate for electrification, because their frequent stops and starts take full advantage of regenerative braking.
Fire DeJoy–now.
Is the total market for these small amphibious EVs really projected to be $4.7 billion by 2027? Well, I’m sure, if you ask the guy who proposes to build them and who wants you to invest in his company.
Some reasons I’m skeptical:
• The power output required to make this thing hover across water at the speeds shown here must be enormous. That means either a) huge, expensive battery packs, or b) extremely short durations of continuous use, both of which are deal-killers.
• It’s marketed for use in package delivery? Think about how rare the occasion would be that would make this vehicle practical for that purpose. Hey, we need to take this parcel to a place across that small lake, but there are no roads over there. Does that sound like something that often happens in the real world?
• It’s marketed for use in search and rescue? I would have to think that severely limited range would be a serious objection here. I would certainly hope so, if my kid were drowning.
• The video shows an artist’s rendering. You can’t even build one that actually works? I’m always leery when I come across this.
Sorry, no.
From the charismatic physicist Dr. Michio Kaku:
They say, “the truth is out there.” The United States just hosted the first public hearing on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in decades and declassified some related findings. There are still more questions than answers at this point but I’m encouraged. It seems as if this subject might finally be treated seriously. I appeared on CNN to discuss these developments. (more…)
From Politico:
