Whether it’s used as a noun or a verb, “demand” is a funny word. If one of these things comes from a powerful source, it happens. If it comes from a daily newspaper, I’m not sure how much weight it carries.
In any case, it’s a start. And what the Republicans are doing to support Trump and his criminality really must stop.
It’s hard to imagine that this won’t happen, even with the evidence we have today.
These people conspired to illegally overturn the election.
It’s clear as day.
The meme here raises some interesting points, but it’s loaded with errors.
The existence of ether was an assumption in pre-20th Century physics, before the nature of light was understood. It was believed that the propagation of light waves must be somehow similar to the propagation of ocean waves, i.e., that they require a physical medium. In 1887, physicists Michelson and Morley performed an experiment which, to their great surprise, disproved this theory, and paved the way for Einstein’s theory of special relativity in 1905, i.e., that space and time are relative to the motion of the observer with respect to the observed.
Einstein’s general relativity in 1915 and the inception of quantum mechanics in the 1920s flooded our minds with all manner of counterintuitive notions, but still, nothing resembling a stationary ether.
It is true that “empty space” is not truly empty; particles are constantly coming into existence and annihilating. Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle (1927) suggests that it at least some energy everywhere, and some say this provides a path to harvesting “free energy” from the universe, though this is completely untrue.
Following the assertion above, some people also say that “the elites” are sitting on a free energy technology (and a cure for cancer, etc.) but for some reason are not releasing it to the public. I’ve come across this dozens of times since I entered the renewable energy field, but it’s ridiculous. Imagine that you’re a member of this elite group. The planet is roasting and you have relatives who are dying of cancer, but you keep your secrets nonetheless? Sorry.
Btw, it’s perfectly possible that we are all connected in a way yet to be understood. There are lots of people who believe this, and I’d hardly call them crackpots. If the answers come at all, they will probably follow an understanding of consciousness.
There are plenty of religious theories on this out there, and you’re free to believe whatever you will, but I’m afraid science is a very long way from having this nailed down.
I remember this when it happened at the time.
Using it as a reason not to argue with people online made me smile.
It’s true that there are some dim bulbs out there, and many more as a percentage than there were 40 years ago. Still, I enjoy engaging with people on topics of the day.
Many will recall that fraudster Steve Bannon was arrested and charged with the same crime as these two, but was pardoned by former President Trump.
Americans worry, and for good reason, that the only people who will wind up in prison for the crimes associated with the Trump administration will be those who don’t have the political connections required to subvert the justice system.
At this point, it’s abundantly clear that there was a vast conspiracy at the highest level of government to overturn the 2020 presidential election, thus overthrowing the United States, a textbook case of treason. Many of us are terrified that no charges will be brought against the perpetrators, essentially nullifying American democracy.
At that point, to paraphrase Lincoln, this government of, by, and for the people will have perished from the Earth.
Apparently, there are parents of kindergarteners who believe their kids are receiving an indoctrination on the variety of sexual orientations and LGBTQ issues.
At left is some very good advice for them.
I’m confident that eating highly nutritious foods is a good idea. The concept that soil depletion, monocropping, insecticides/herbicides, and chemical fertilizers have reduced the quality of our foods rings true to virtually all of us.
But I’m even more confident that pseudo-scientific bull**** like the meme here has no value in our world.
Here’s another good example of a point I made in a recent post, i.e., that Republicans care less about what government can do for them than what pain it can inflict on people they hate.
Alex Jones says, due the bankruptcy filing of his incredibly lucrative website Infowars, “I can barely pay my bills. Can’t even afford a bankruptcy attorney!”
I hope this is true, though I doubt it. He was grossing more than $30 million per year, selling branded apparel and survivalist merchandise to angry idiots, and needless to say, here in the United States, that’s a huge target market.
It would be great if this source of ignorance and hate were driving into silence, but it’s hard to believe this is a done deal.
As we’re discussed many times over the years, the electrification of transportation is not an all-or-nothing proposition.
Passenger automobiles and light duty trucks are the low-hanging fruit. But what about Class 8 trucks, cargo ships, and aircraft?
Well, as discussed here, this commuter airline will soon pump its last gallon of jet fuel.
Congratulations.
