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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Uncategorized

Trump supporters are different from the rest of us in almost every way.  Obviously, our inner-selves are dissimilar, by which I mean our philosophies and value systems.

But strangely that deviation holds true on the outside as well–from the language we use, to the clothes we wear (especially accessories, like holsters) to the level of audacity with which we announce our politics to the rest of the world.

You will see very few Biden flags flown on the back of vehicles.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

From this:

McConnell says Jan. 6 committee’s findings are ‘something the public needs to know’

McConnell’s interest in the investigation is notable given that he had opposed the creation of a bipartisan Jan. 6 commission, calling the idea “slanted and unbalanced.”
There is no question that McConnell will be one happy man once Trump is removed, and most of the lies and criminality goes out with it.  This is a path (the only path) the GOP can take to regain some of its credibility with refined and educated people, after the drubbing it has taken since 2016.
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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

I’m reminded of the Christmas song here, rewritten as the title of this post.

Who could have thought, just a few months ago, that we’d be right around the corner from nailing Trump and his top goons on what is perhaps the sexiest charge imaginable?

I was afraid this was going to takes years, and end up with something as banal as income tax evasion. Sure doesn’t look that way now.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Wind Energy

It’s hard to disagree with this.

I’m always amazed at the twisted arguments the ultra-right raises about the common sense measures that our society is taking to protect itself against the threats it’s facing. Aren’t they ashamed of themselves?

There was a congressman not too long ago who claimed that wind turbines were slowing the breezes down to such a degree that it was causing the temperature of the Earth’s surface to rise.  Can you imagine standing in front of 400+ people and saying something like that?

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

This is an interesting perspective, isn’t it?

Why we as a civilization are so uninterested in averting all-but-certain climate catastrophe is a complex matter.

It seems that we’ve evolved as a species to be more or less indifferent to the suffering of others if they are outside our immediate circle of friends and family.

I use this quote from explorer and author Freya Stark as part of the signature in my email: “Few are the giants of the soul who actually feel that the human race is their family circle.”

Few indeed.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

The graph here is from the Pew Research Center.  I would speculate on many different causes, and suggest that it’s probably a combination.

• Evangelicals are terrifying people.  Hypocrisy is everywhere.

• Despite the anti-vaxxers and/or QAnon, respect for science is growing, and it’s seen as the only answer to the world’s most pressing problems, e.g., climate change and COVID-19.

• Bad times call into question the existence of an omniscient being who’s not (apparently) helping.

• Those of us who are following orders so as to curb the pandemic resent (putting it mildly) the selfish idiots who say, “faith over fear.”

• Our understanding of child abuse is growing every day, and it’s a horrific phenomenon.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

I’m sure Trump did enjoy watching the violence on January 6th, but that’s not the point, IMO.

Liz Cheney asks, “Did Donald Trump, through action or inaction, corruptly seek to obstruct or impede Congress’s official proceeding to count electoral votes?”

Well, it remains to be seen how, if at all, his actions obstructed, but it’s 100% clear that his inactions did.  He watched the goddamn riot for more than three hours.  Is there anything even a little bit hazy here?

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Business

I have to love “Honey’s” quote at the bottom.

We come across pieces on the climate change hoax, renewable energy not ready for prime time, oil offers energy independence, etc.   Where do these come from?  Those who profit from the lies.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Neither my wife nor I eats a single Kellogg product, so we can offer our emotional support to the enormous boycott that’s being leveled against this corporate swine.

One would think that a purveyor of consumer staples like this would have the smarts not to become abhorrent to millions of customers, but maybe that’s just me.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

In my recent post on the Peace Dividend, I noted that a group of 50 Nobel laureates is suggesting that 2% of what the world now spends on the military be shifted to addressing problems like poverty, climate change, and pandemics.

It should come as no surprise that one member of this illustrious group is the Dalai Lama, whose anti-war viewpoints are well know, and summed up in the meme here.

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