It’s possible that the late astrophysicist Carl Sagan is even more popular now than he was when he was alive.
Eminently quotable, Dr. Sagan is best known for his philosophical observances of humankind, irrational ways we think and act, and the price we pay accordingly.
What he says here about getting bamboozled cuts to the core of American society right now. Astonishingly, we have 74 million people who, after four years of Trump, voted for four more. (more…)
Someone sent me this screen shot from OAN, the ultra-right wing “news” source that makes Fox News seem sane and fair in comparison.
Wow! California went Trump. Who would have thought it possible? LOL
In reality, Biden won, 11 million to 6 million. Anyone who’s been to California since Trump came to power can sense the deep loathing and contempt we feel for him.
I wrote a post on this subject recently, but I want to re-express what a vile bastard Chip Roy is, and, by extension, how repugnant the entire Republican party is. We now know, as if we didn’t before:
The GOP’s claim that they want to “come across the aisle” and work together with the Democrats is an absolute lie. (more…)
The possibility that someone, through a grand act of philanthropy, could completely obliterate a terrible condition on this planet only recently arose, simply because of the exponential growth in the net worth of the world’s richest people.
Jeff Besoz, the wealthiest person in human history, is currently worth $211 billion, and, as suggested in the meme, could focus his life and fortune on something like ending world hunger. (more…)
I was just about to write a post to express my revulsion with Toyota for two things:
b) its failure to embrace the clean transportation movement when I came across the masterpiece linked above by my colleague Rinaldo Brutoco, CEO of the Santa Barbara-based World Business Academy.
He explains this at least as well as I could.
I wish I knew who wrote the words we see here, but I guess it doesn’t really matter.
This is what the United States experienced from 2016 – 2020, and, to an extent, continues to suffer under.
Most of us understand this, but sadly, many others don’t.
Indeed. As Robespierre put it, “The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.”
From SolarPowerWorld:
A bill committing electricity providers to deliver 100% clean power to Oregon customers by 2040 passed both the House and Senate of the Oregon State Legislative Assembly on Saturday. If the policy is signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown, Oregon will become the eighth state in the United States with a legislative commitment to 100% clean or renewable electricity, joining Hawaii, California, Washington, New Mexico, New York, Maine and Virginia. With this act, Oregon will also boast the fastest timeline in the country to reach this goal. The bill’s passage follows years of advocacy from a broad coalition of stakeholders and organizations, including Environment Oregon, for a clean and renewable future for Oregon. (more…)
From this:
Newly leaked video footage of a recent event hosted by the right-wing group Patriot Voices shows Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas openly admitting that his party wants “18 more months of chaos and the inability to get stuff done” as President Joe Biden, a bipartisan group of senators, and congressional Democrats work to pass climate and infrastructure legislation. (more…)
Here’s one of those kitchen appliances that turns table scraps into compost.
Anyone who thinks there is a net environmental benefit to plugging in a heating element and running it for 4 – 20 hours is a moron.
Here are the specs of a similar product that requires 500 Watts.
No bueno.
